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For Sundanese music and dance, Konservatori Karawitan Indonesia, JI. Buahbatu 212; listen to traditional Sundanese orchestra, the kecapi suling, with its soft-toned flutes and the long vibrating notes of the kecapi. Also the angklung, an instrument used in olden times to create excitement while marching into wars, or to announce the arrival of a ruler. Bandung has many commercial landscape painters and art fairs now and then. One of its finest landscape artists is Wadhi, born 1917. Pak Ujo's School: JI. Padasaka 8. See wayang golek performances from 4-6 pm. Almost every day 3-6 pm there are also Sundanese dancing and other performances here; costs Rp400 entrance, also Rp1000 seats but you can get a student discount. Pak Ujo's sells angk/ung, a whole set for around Rp5000. crafts: JI. Braga for souvenirs, leather, art galleries, antiques.

The Leather Palace is a more expensive shop but has fine wares; cheaper shops on other streets. Bandung is a good place to buy shoes; have them made very well and cheaply. Canadian, JI. Markoni, is the best known shoemaker, Rp10,000 for a pair of boots. Also for homemade leather shoes try Lucia, JI. Martadinata 21. For wooden shoes (Rp2000) try the place on the corner of JI. Pacinan Lama and JI. Banceuy, only 500 m from the tourist office. Kenangan, JI. Banceuy 37, is a good shop to buy wayang puppets. High standard Chinese porcelain fakes are sold at the Ceramic Research Center. Handicrafts and wooden puppets are for sale at Luwes, JI. Braga 44; and Sukama, JI. Braga 88-two of the biggest shops.