History

Type calung now developed and known in general that is calung jinjing. Calung jinjing is a kind of musical instrument that has been long recognized by the Sundanese people, for example in the community in the Sunda region Sindang Heula - Brebes, Central Java, and can be the development of forms of calung rantay. However, in the West, this form of art developed by popularity when students Padjadjaran University (UNPAD) joined the Board in the Department of Arts Students (Institute UNPAD arts) to develop this form of calung through kreativitasnya in 1961. According to one developer, Ekik Barkah,calung jinjing with showing inspired by the form of a game show on reog that combines elements tabuh, movement and song combined. Then in 1963 the form of games and more developed calung again by colleagues from Studiklub Theater Bandung (STB; Koswara Sumaamijaya et al), and between the years 1964 - 1965 calung more show again by his friends in UNPAD as a performance art that is entertainment and information (espionage (Suparman Oman, he Ruchiyat, Eppi K., Enip Sukanda, Edi, Zahir, and his friends), and group calung SMAN 4 Bandung (Abdurohman et al). Then pop groups in the community calung Bandung, for example, Layung Sari, Ria Buana, and glamorous (1970) and others, to these names pop idol among other players calung Nirwan Tajudin, Odo, Uko Hendarto, adang Cengos, and Hendarso.

The development of the arts calung so rapidly in the West, to have the addition of some musical instrument in calung, for example kosrek, kacapi, piul (violin) and there are even complete with a keyboard and guitar. Vocal element to be very dominant, so many famous pop vocalist calung, as adang Cengos, and Hendarso.