Without further evidence it seems likely that Jacobs and Meijer made a mistake. Jacobs and Meijer ( 1891: 24) also mention that the Baduy angklung consists of four instruments and that is very different from the nine instruments that are used nowadays in every ensemble in Kanékés. Inner Baduy have always had the karinding Jew’s harp, and the tarawélét (or taléot) and kumbang flutes as well, as far as we know. I presume that these authors refer to the Inner Baduy, but even then this seems to be wrong. For instance, Jacobs and Meijer ( 1891: 24) report that the Baduy only have angklung and kacapi and that they are not allowed to have other instruments. However, it is not always clear whether the remarks concern the Inner or the Outer Baduy, or even the surrounding Sundanese. The angklung (now a set of 9 bamboo idiophones, which are shaken) is mentioned by almost all 19th century visitors to the area: Blume ( 1993: 32), Spanoghe ( 1838: 303), Van Hoëvell ( 1845: 429), Koorders (Meinsma 1869: 331), Jacobs and Meijer ( 1891: 24). The information in these reports cannot always be taken at face-value. As already mentioned, the earliest written sources about Baduy music, other than the Old Sundanese manuscripts, date from the beginning of the 19th century.
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