Beautiful Tunes Emerging from Waste

Budi Ayin has built dozens of instruments, one of which is played in a music video clip created by young people of Kampung Cempluk, who won an international festival at the end of 2020.

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Budi Ayin

Budi Ayin (51) is a project worker who spends his spare time fashioning musical instruments from waste materials. He has built dozens of instruments, one of which is played in a music video clip created by young people of Kampung Cempluk, who won an international festival at the end of 2020.

Budi Ayin is one of the happiest people for witnessing the achievement of the young people of Kampung Cempluk on Jl. Dieng Atas in Dau district, Malang regency, East Java. On 23 December 2020, they won 1st place in the instrumental and vocal categories of the Sopravista International Festivals, which is organized by Italy-based Sopravista Events to recognize achievements in folklore and contemporary arts.