Recorded in 1972-73. The orchestra is mentioned in a prasasti of Saka 1306. According to the prasasti the ensemble played during the full moons of the third and tenth months as well as during the time of the waning moon of the fourth month. Reportedly the village once possessed a selunding orchestra. Only one key remains.
Some people say that there is or has been a selunding orchestra, others deny it.
The village possessed a selunding orchestra in former times, but it was said that the iron keys had been used for making a gong orchestra. But at any rate there is no orchestra with iron keys in Songan nowadays. According to people in Sulahan the village possessed a selunding orchestra a long time ago. New orchestra, made about a couple of years ago after the one in Tenganan. The teacher is a graduate from the STST, coming from the village of Bambang.