Kolintang
musical instruments first came to Austria in 1984, and played a year later in
the Christmas celebration taking place in Albertschweitzer Haus. After that,
Kolintang musical instruments regularly performed for various cultural nights
organized by either churches or other prominent institutions in Vienna. It has
been guest to 9 Austrian provinces and performed in many Austrian cities.
Due to
its fast growing popularity in Austria more Kolintang performances were held.
With the support of the Indonesian Embassy in Vienna, Austria, Kolintang could
also perform in other countries such as Bulgaria, Italy and Germany.
In 2005,
Kolintang Musical Group was given the privilege to use the name of Kawanua
Österreich due to the origin of Kolintang musical instruments which come from
Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since then, whenever Kolintang is
performing in public, this name is used. Members of the Kolintang Musical Group
include Indonesians who live in Austria and staff of the Indonesian Embassy in
Vienna, Austria.
