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Anglon's introduction

Anglon is a rocking instrument. A traditional musical instrument originated in Indonesia, a swing and percussion instrument popular in Southeast Asia. Shaking Anglon means wearing 2-3 bamboo tubes with different lengths and thicknesses, with an interval of 8 degrees. The upper end of the bamboo tube is cut into a long tongue shape and the lower end is concave. Inserted into the rectangular groove of the thick bamboo tube at the bottom of the frame. When playing, shake the frame back and forth, so that the bamboo tube on the frame hits the groove wall, and the pronunciation is crisp. One person can play two at the same time. Anglon was originally a rhythmic instrument, but after improvement, it was tuned according to the law of twelve averages and combined into a complete set of 50 ~ 70 pieces. Percussion instrument Anglon is a bamboo instrument that looks like a xylophone. Arranging 12 ~ 14 bamboo tubes with different lengths on a wooden frame with ropes and playing them with two bamboo sticks or sticks is one of the melody instruments of the band.