Jaipong Dance

Occurrences jaipongan 1980's dance that was born from creativity of Bandung artists known as Gugum Gumbira, at first the development of tap dance Tilu when seen from its development and basic koreografernya. The word came from the community jaipong Falkirk who came from the sound of drums as an accompaniment to folk dances which they say sounds jaipong which onomotofe. slap drum as accompaniment to dance association in the arts banjidoran coming from Subang and Karawang which eventually became popular with jaipongan term.

    Works created by the first jaipongan Gugum Gumbira is pulus leaves dance and dance Raden keser Bojong Bojong which pairs children. The dance is very popular and popular throughout West Java, including Bandung regency other works created by Gugum including toka-toka, Setra sari, sonteng, pencug, egrets dazed, procession procession croton leaves, rawayan, the antenna etc.. also popular among the dancers who like Iceu Efendi, Yumiati Mandiri, Mimi Mintarsih, Nani, Erna, Mira Tejaningrum, Ine Diar, Asep Safat.

    The appeal of dance for young people in addition to the motion of a dynamic dance and beat drums to bring them to drive her to dance, so dance jaipongan as one of West Java arts identity that oadasetiap appear at special events and large samapai state. Effect of penetrating dance jaipongan Central Java and East Java, Bali, Sumatra and even that was developed by artists outside West Java.
dance fashion jaipongan for new creations are usually different from the fashion tap Tilu to the usually more glamorous creations while maintaining the pattern tradisional likes sinjang / trousers, kebaya / Apok a fashion ornament that looks more stately but more free to move. Along with the development of the era and dance the dance jaipongan lot shown on the colossal open arena has also appeared in five-star hotel and the reception of foreign guests from various parts of the world.

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Javanese Gamelan

Gamelan is surely not a foreign music. Its popularity has penetrated every continent and has created a new blend of jazz-gamelan music, gave birth to the institution as a learning space and the expression of gamelan music, to produce famous gamelan musicians. Gamelan music instrument can now be enjoyed in many parts of the world, but Yogyakarta is the most appropriate place to enjoy gamelan it since you can enjoy the original version.
 
Gamelan developing in Yogyakarta is Javanese gamelan, a form of gamelan is different from Balinese gamelan or Sundanese gamelan. Javanese gamelan has a softer tone and slow, in contrast to the dynamic Balinese gamelan and Sundanese gamelan highly dominated lilting voice and flute. The difference is reasonable, since Java has a view of life that is expressed in the rhythm of gamelan music.
 
Javanese philosophy of life expressed in gamelan music is the harmony of physical and spiritual life, harmony in speaking and acting so as not to create an explosive expression and create tolerance among fellow. Real form of music is the pull string fiddle that is, a balanced blend of sound kenong, saron drums and xylophone and gong sounds on every cover of rhythm.
 
There is no definite history of gamelan. The development is expected since the emergence of gamelan music gong, fiddle, clapping to the mouth, the friction on a thin rope or bamboo to familiar musical instruments from metal. Further development after named gamelan, the music was used to accompany wayang performance, and dance. Later it became independent as the music itself and equipped with the voice of sinden.
 
A set of gamelan consist of several instruments, including a set of similar musical instrument drum called a drum, fiddle and zither, xylophone, gongs and bamboo flutes. The main components that make up the gamelan music instruments are bamboo, metal, and wood. Each instrument has its own function in gamelan music show, for example gong music played to close a long and give the balance after the previous music rhythm decorated by gising.
 
Javanese gamelan is music with pentatonic melodies. A complete gamelan game consists of two rounds, namely slendro and pelog. Slendro has 5 tones per octave, ie 1 2 3 5 6 [C-DEGA] with a small interval difference. Pelog has 7 tones per octave, ie 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [CD E-F # G # AB] with a large interval difference. Gamelan music compositions created by some rules, which consist of several rounds and pathet, bordered by one gongan and the melody was created within the unit that consists of 4 tones.
 
You can see gamelan as an independent music performance or a dance or performing arts such as wayang kulit and ketoprak. As a performance, gamelan music is usually combined with the sound of the Javanese singers (male singers and female singers called wiraswara called waranggana). Gamelan music performances that performance can be classical or contemporary gamelan. One form of contemporary gamelan music is jazz-gamelan music as a combination of pentatonic and diatonic.

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Ondel-ondel - Betawi

Ondel-ondel large doll-shaped bamboo frame with a size of approximately 2.5 M, the height and diameter of less than 80 cm. Created in such a way for pla yer therein to move somewhat freely. Her hair is made from fibers, "bump" the Betawi people. Shaped face mask or a mask, with eye round (round) widened.

 Ondel-ondel depicting men painted their faces red, depicting a white or yellow-faced women. Ondel-ondel is usually used to enliven the procession, like a bride parading circumcision and so forth. Normally just brought a pair, male and female. But these days depending on the request of the owner of urination. Even in public celebrations like birthdays anniversary of Jakarta, also brought a few pairs of plain, so that the procession itself is quite lively.

 In addition to enliven the parade in the past also held a regular tour, "Ngamen". Especially on New Year's celebrations, both AD and Lunar. Goals in the New Year celebration AD Menteng area, which many people occupied the main Christians. suporter ondel-ondel peasant art which includes "abangan", especially those located in the suburbs of Jakarta and surrounding areas.

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NGABEN - BALI

Ngaben is crematory ceremony that is done at Bali, notably by that gets hinduism, where is Hindu is majority religion at Island a thousand Pura.

Ngaben ceremony usually being performed by folks family of decesed persons, as form of respect a child to its oldster. In really this ceremony usually eat up fund 15 million s / d. 20 million rupiahs.

This ceremony usually been done by animate, no weeping sob, since at Bali available a that confidence we may not cry on person already die in consequence get to constrain trip late making for their place.

Days Ngaben's performing is determined with look for high time that usually been determined by Pedanda. Severally the day before ceremony Ngaben was performed by family aided by society will make “ Bade and Cow ” one so kitsch made from wood, colourful paper and material another. “Bade and Cow ” it constitutes dead body place that will perform Ngaben.

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