An Indonesian bamboo musical instrument consisting of carved bamboo tubes of different lengths suspended in a frame, struck with mallets to create melodic sounds.
From Sundanese "angklung," derived from Sundanese roots. The instrument is one of Indonesia's most recognizable traditional instruments and the word entered English through ethnomusicological study and UNESCO cultural documentation.
The anklung is hands-down the most collaborative instrument ever invented—you literally cannot play it alone because you need multiple people each holding different tubes to make a complete melody, so the music is built on cooperation.
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