Beijing - The Indonesian Embassy in Beijing will organize a music concert themed:"The Rhythms of Indonesia," at Beijing`s Concert Hall at 7.30 pm local time on Wednesday.
"The concert will be held to promote Indonesia`s arts and culture, and its traditional music instruments," Third Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs of the embassy Arianto Surojo said here on Monday.
Indonesian musicians who will perform in the music show include Dwiki Dharmawan who will collaborate with the Krakatau Band, Ita Purnamasari of National Symphony Orchestra and traditional dancer and comedian Didik Nini Thowok.
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Angklung` bamboo music from West Java will also be presented.
"During the performance, local musicians will collaborate with Indonesian musicians," Arianto said.
He said it was expected that the Chinese people and foreigners staying in Beijing would be better informed of Indonesian arts with the performance.
"This will eventually promote Indonesian arts and culture to the international community," he said adding that the embassy will actively promote Indonesia`s cultural potentials to the world through, among others, music and arts performances.
He said that the event would be held as part of the realization of a strategic cooperation signed between Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese President Hu Jintao in April 2005.
The strategic cooperation was aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in various sectors such as politics, economy, social and culture, he added.
Source : www.antara.co.id (6 November 2007)
