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Jakarta. The Virtual Seminar and Live "Kolintang Goes to UNESCO: Towards UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage" took place at the Yusuf Ronodipuro Auditorium, on Thursday (25/3/2021).

The Director of Program and Production for the Public Broadcasting Institute (LPP) of Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) stated that RRI wanted to encompass all cultures including kolintang from Minahasa.

"We have an art gallery, and with this kolintang, now there are almost 100 traditional musical instruments that we should promote, so we can achieve promoting them to UNESCO," he said at the seminar.

The Director of Manpower and Cultural Institutions Development, Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) Judi Wahjudin said that the data to apply Kolintang musical instrument to UNESCO has completed.

"The Ministry of Education and Culture have completed the data to propose Kolintang as world inheritance," he said.

The seminar was opened with the appearance of Debora and Master of Kolintang singing Poco-poco and Ondel-ondel medley with kolintang accompaniment.

The event was attended by several panelists, such as; Chairman of DPP Pinkan Indonesia Penny Iriana Marsetio, Director of Manpower Development and Cultural Institutions of the Ministry of Education and Culture Judi Wahjudin, M.Hum, Governor of North Sulawesi Olly Dondokambey, Chairman of DPD Pinkan Indonesia, North Sulawesi Province Joune JE Ganda, Ambassador EU Ambassador to Indonesia HE Vincent Piket, Advisor Pinkan Admiral TNI (Ret.) Prof. Dr. Marsetio, Humanist Prof. Ir. Wendu Nuryanti. (VOI)