Bambang Setioso, Aircraft Technician Karawitan preserve in Canada

Bambang name may still Setioso foreign citizens in the ear Malang Raya. Understandable, since he graduated from SMAN 3 in the 1980s, he studied at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Success in college, he was recruited in IPTN (National Aircraft Industry) Bandung. In 1999, he immigrated to Bombardier, the aircraft company in Canada. In addition to being an engineer, he was also a musical teacher.

Stature is quite simple. 55-year-old man this looks fun to play gamelan in the Merdeka University of Malang. Some of the songs sung by melodious. Occasionally he breaks for just a drink.

Bambang Setioso, in addition to advanced musicians in the world, he was also a technician in an aircraft company. It was about five years, his musical nyambi as teachers for native Canada. "Interest in Canadian students learn musical pretty much. Because they think that musical art is unique," said Bambang found in Unmer.

In addition to the Canadian real students, some Indonesian citizens living in Canada also joined the Group Gadon, the dibinanya musical groups. Only, so far their own citizen just less patient and painstaking study gamelan music. "Sometimes when I play in Canada, it was my only players who WNI. More precisely native people there," explained her husband is Umm Hanie.

The language used was still the original Java. There has never been an effort to translate tembang-tembangnya into English. From the Canadian singer also uses Java language. However, it takes patience to teach them the Javanese language pronunciation difficulties.

Therefore, personnel often dismantle Gadon pairs because it is difficult to find a consistent. "This is part of efforts to preserve the culture of Indonesia in other countries do embassies in Canada," said Bambang, who lived in the city of Montreal.

Arrival to Malang is only a few days just to visit his brother who still lived in Malang. His wife and three children have settled in Canada. In Malang, he visited several places Javanese traditional arts.

Including the arts complex has ever managed in Mixed Elizabeth. Also to some musical community like at the University of Brawijaya, and the University of the Free. Bambang deliberately seek musical training schedule to participate in training for skills in several instruments, from drums, kenong, and gongs.

Also note memorize some songs that did not exist in Canada. "I am deeply kenong Especially here. I've loved since junior high school play traditional musical arts. While I was abroad, but I will continue to preserve," he asserted.

While in Canada, the original man Klojen is not only active in the company's pilots and musical teacher, but also guide for Canadian students who took the final task of the culture of Indonesian and Javanese. "Students Canada said, Indonesia was the country with a lot of uniqueness. There have been many students who ask for my help to know about Indonesia," one of the light aircraft technician presidential Indonesia to buy it.

He was involved in the early musical world after being offered one of his embassy staff to guide students in Canada. Exactly five years ago. Coincidence when the embassy was not a lot of gamelan underutilized. "From there I eventually leading musicians and formed his own group," he explained. Today, the obsession continues to develop Indonesian culture, especially Javanese art. Therefore, during in Malang he studied except for holidays.