Saung Angklung Udjo

Saung Angklung Udjo is a cultural center and bamboo music performance venue in Cibeunying Kidul, Bandung, West Java. Founded in 1966 by Udjo Ngalagena and Uum Sumiati to preserve Sundanese angklung music, it features a bamboo grove, workshop, and open-air stage. The center is known for daily angklung orchestra performances, interactive audience participation, and bamboo handicraft production, serving as a leading institution for Sundanese arts education and cultural tourism in Bandung.

Visitors can expect an open-air bamboo theater set within a bamboo grove and traditional Sundanese village setting. The main experience is a scheduled stage performance featuring angklung orchestra, traditional dances, wayang golek (wooden puppet) demonstration, and interactive angklung playing where the audience participates together. Visitors can also explore the bamboo handicraft workshop, see angklung making, browse souvenir shops, and see cultural displays in a family-friendly environment.

Founded in 1966 by Udjo Ngalagena (1929-2001) and his wife Uum Sumiati as a bamboo workshop and cultural studio to preserve and develop Sundanese angklung music. Established on a bamboo grove in Padasuka, it began as a center for angklung production and training and grew into a major cultural performance venue for Sundanese arts.

Serves as a leading center for preservation and promotion of angklung, a traditional Sundanese bamboo musical instrument recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Functions as an educational and cultural tourism institution showcasing Sundanese music, dance, wayang golek, and bamboo craftsmanship, and provides training for children and community performers.