Sisingaan

Origin 
Sisingaan is a typical artistic Sundanese (West Java) 2-4 dolls featuring a lion that was carried by his players while dancing. Above the lion doll who carried it usually sits a child who will be circumcised, or a community leader. There are several versions about the origins of art that grew among the people of West Java. The first version says that sisingaan been around since the '70s. At that time in West Java platform in collaborative art displayed TMII sisingaan lion or a shape is still simple. And, from appearances in West Java platform that further the arts sisingaan be known by the public until today.
The second version says that sisingaan art created around the year 1840 by the artists who come from areas Ciherang, about 5 km from the town of Subang. At that time, Subang regency had been a "property" of the Dutch and the British by establishing a P & T Lands. This causes as if Subang into double government area, because it is politically controlled by the Dutch, but the economy is under the influence of employers P & T Lands. As a result, the people of Subang become very miserable. Given these circumstances, the arts sisingaan born as a form of popular resistance against the occupiers of both nations. And, to assert that art is a form of resistance sisingaan, then used two stuffed lions are a symbol of the Dutch and the British state. Therefore, to this day in every game sisingaan always displayed at least two lion doll.

In subsequent developments, arts sisingaan not only spread to other areas in Subang regency, but also to other districts in West Java, such as Regency Bandung, Purwakarta and Sumedang. Apart from spreading into some areas, this art is also experiencing growth, both in the form of a lion doll perfection, arrangement of dance, costume players, as well as waditra and songs played.

Players 
The players are generally sisingaan adult males who are members of a group consisting of: 8 people penggotong stuffed lion (1 doll carried by 4 people), a leader of the group, some people waditra players, and one or two people jajangkungan (players who use wood for walking along the 3-4 meters). These players are the ones who have special skills, both in dancing and playing waditra. Specific skills that need to be owned by each player, because in a show that is collective sisingaan need a solid team for all motion dance that is played while carrying a puppet lion can tune with the music played by the nayaga.

Venue and Equipment Gaming 
Sisingaan art is generally shown in the afternoon with around the village when there is circumcision ceremony, welcomed the guests glorious, the village chief's inauguration, independence day celebrations and so forth. The duration of a staging sisingaan usually takes a long time, depending on the area or whether the village will be surrounded.

Equipment used in the game sisingaan are: (1) two or four stretcher lion doll. Frame and stretcher head dolls lions are made of wood and bamboo are wrapped with cloth and given a seat on its back. Meanwhile, for the hairs that exist in the head and tail made of yarn and raffia. For the record, earlier this lion-shaped stretcher made of wood with feathers from the rafters and fireworks are usually made at the time would hold impromptu performances. So, before sisingaan not permanent, but only used once and then discarded, (2) a set waditra consisting of: two large drums (drum drum ovarian and children), a trumpet, three percussion (bonang), a kentrung (kulanter ), a small gong, and a kecrek., and (3) fashion players consisting of: pants shucks / pangsi, iket barangbang semplak, clothing and footwear tarumpah taqwa or salompak.

Performing sisingaan 
Sisingaan show begins with the words of welcome by the group leader. After the group leader gives a speech, then the child will be circumcised or community leaders who will be paraded welcome to climb the lion puppet. Furthermore, the instrument accompaniment sounded with songs of rhythmic dynamic as a sign of the start of the show. Then, a number of players 8 people will begin to carry two dolls lions (one doll carried by 4 people).

After the puppet lion penggotong ready, then the leader will start giving the cue for them to start doing the dance movements in unison and together. The doll was immediately penggotong do acrobatic movements are quite thrilling. Dance movements are usually played by a puppet lion penggotong are: igeul ngayun glempang, plug / horse-riding, mincid, padungdung, gugulingan, bangkaret, put up, kicking two, step back, Kael, ewag, jeblang, depok, Solor , sesenggehan, genying, turn taktak, nanggeuy lions, lift jungjung, ngolecer, symbol, pasagi Tilu, literacy cau, nincak rancatan, and kakapalan.

Meanwhile, the songs played by the interpreter kawih to accompany the dances are usually drawn from the arts Tap Tilu, Doger, and Kliningan, such as: dried, Song, Titipatipa, Gondang, Kasreng, Gurudugan, Mapay Roko, Flower gadung, Kangsring, Flower Beureum, Fruit Kawung, Gondang, Tenggong Petit, Sesenggehan, Badudud, Tunggul Kawing, Side battered, Sireum Beureum, and the song Interlude (Siyur, Tepang Sono, Awet Rajet, Salira Fiber, Honey and Poison, Mr. Wonderful, Goyang Dombret, Warudoyong etc. .)

Performing this sisingaan carried it around the village or villages, until finally returning to its original place. And, with the arrival of the dancers in her place, then the show was over.

Cultural Values 
Art as an expression of the human soul, of course, contains an aesthetic value, including traditional arts sisingaan a grown-developed by the community Ciherang, Subang regency. However, if examined in depth sisingaan contains not only the aesthetic value alone, but there are other values ​​that in turn can be used as reference in daily life for the community of supporters. The values ​​that include teamwork, cohesiveness, order, perseverance dam. The value of cooperation can be seen from the togetherness in preserving the cultural heritage of its predecessors. Value of compactness and order is reflected in a staging that can run smoothly. The value of hard work and diligence is reflected in the mastery of dance movements.

fighting sheep

fighting sheep is one of the typical folk art that flourished western Java, especially in traditional circles. Art is an ancestral heritage that still survive its existence until today.

 Queue sheep to compete

At its core is a race of sheep livestock arena stunt show that will eventually raise the prestige of a particular livestock association. The participants are farmers, ranchers sheep scattered in almost all western Java, especially the arrowroot, Sumedang, Bandung, Majalengka and others. Event sheep race held every year by a system of competition, almost every month of this activity taking turns in the regions. Arena cancun sheep one of them located in the valley Siliwangi (in addition to a sports field SABUGA ITB).

 The atmosphere attractions sheep race

Each race event is always packed with spectators sheep. This activity also has a relatively high prestige because a lot of leaders who also is a fan sunda well as their owners, such as Kang Ibing, Etc..

Prizes are up for grabs also not arbitrary, a car or motorcycle is something familiar. This is not surprising because the price of a sheep race could reach tens of millions of dollars.

 As with any boxing match, the arena is also equipped by a jury assessors, referees and coaches danced sheep sheep jaipongan each time for action. Usually every game is divided into two rounds, and each round consists of ten times the collision of the head. Adu dexterity is also divided into different classes based on the weight of sheep fighter.

 Attractions Pencak silat

Sheep race event also frequently punctuated by the attraction of martial arts, traditional music as well. This makes it very lively and interesting activities. Unfortunately that still is internal promotion among fans of lamb, making tourist attractions that have a value has not been able to attract foreign tourists and generate income for the area.

Silat Harimau

Locks and catches become the hallmark of this flow.

Movement two is really beautiful and charming. Jumping and bersalto, dropped to the floor with legs spinning, sometimes flying up the opponent's body and then jointly rolled along the floor.

But, make no mistake, the couple were not being acrobatics, dance was not demonstrating the dynamic nan. They are two people who were showing off Tiger Silat techniques, which were colored attractive moves, acrobatics, and charming. Still looks beautiful, at the end of each movement there is always precisely locks and kick a dangerous and deadly to your opponent.

"Like the tiger movement is lively and interesting, but also implies the threat of danger and death," said Datuk Rajo Gampo Edwel Yusir Alam told Tempo, who watched the action in the discussion forum lovers and Conservation of Traditional Indonesian Silat in West Sumatera Pavilion, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah , middle of last month.

Datuk Edwel-so he usually called, when it headband wearing batik cloth is made with the tip protruding at the two ends to the upper side of the head. That's called a headband or "Reverend" tiger, a marker for the practitioners of Silat Tiger. But Edwel more than a practitioner. He had learned that flow from an early age and has now transformed into a teacher.

Tiger Silat Silat one stream originating from West Sumatra. Edwel learn from many teachers who are scattered in Minang. Learning step starts from the deceased grandfather, Dina Sutan Mangkuto.

During his life, his grandfather who was called Inyak Anguik (Inyak is called Minang for grandpa) is a famous Tiger Silat teacher in Balingka. "Until now, when I return home, was always the old people there told my grandfather that his supernatural powers, which, when it even maintains eight Sumatran tigers at his home. Real tiger, not a stealth tiger, "said Edwel.

But Inyak Anguik not directly teach martial arts to the Edwel. He only taught the basics of martial arts since the age of 10 years. Once they have enough stock, then he sent Edwel learn Silat Tiger to some teachers.

Edwel then studied engineering catches and locks of Sidi Bakar from University baringin Sakti, Sungai Puar, Agam, West Sumatra. He also deepen the horses and techniques of nauseated Zainal lockdown at West Pasaman. Zainal, who is known by the nickname Tiger Link, a hard teaching methods and performed at night.

Edwel could also gain knowledge from Tadjudin Salim, who called Mr. geeks and well-known by the name Malin Sampono. Uwan Linatu Muri in Tanah Datar, about 60 kilometers from Bukittinggi, he had also attended. To the teacher that she learned lockdown techniques, including basic technical training strangulation with ripping claws and coconut shell with a claw hand.

From the latter two teachers, he also studied engineering "angek oil bath." Coconut oil is heated overnight then massaged into the body, which makes it slippery and learn techniques to help him escape from lockdown.

There are still others where he studied elders. Call it Mother Going from Balingka, who also mastered the supernatural aspects of Silat Tiger. "But I did not study the mystical aspects of it," he said. He only learned the techniques of catching and lockdown. The same thing he learned from Datuak Kurai in Bukittinggi.

Locks and catches are characteristic of Silat Tiger. Knocking out the opponent more often done by arresting and locking arms, legs, or neck of the opponent. Generally, locks done while bringing the opponent to the ground. Lockdown will be very painful to the opponent who fall down and make it move. When the flow of other martial arts fight with his feet, Tiger Silat fighting techniques also have applications in the bottom, like a tiger who struggle with opponents on the ground.

When the fight standing, Silat Tigers have acrobatics and a variety of techniques, including attacking with the knee as he boarded the enemy's body, as well as other techniques that it is often applied in foreign martial arts techniques. Not surprisingly, the application moves Silat Tiger is not only effective and deadly, but also beautiful and nice views.

Other characters from Silat Tiger is no beating with fists, but with blows paws with open palms. Claw is directed to the face, neck, and genitals opponent. The form is also effective open arms to catch and lock the opponent's limbs.

Sate

Sate or satay or sometimes written satai is food made from pieces of meat (chicken, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, fish, etc.) are cut into small pieces, and pierced with skewers prick which is usually made of bamboo, then burnt using charcoal embers. Sate is then presented with a variety of seasonings (depends on satay recipe variations).

Sate known from Java, Indonesia, but the sate is also popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. Satay is also popular in the Dutch-influenced cuisine of Indonesia which was once a colony. Japanese version is called yakitori.

Satay recipes and how to manufacture a wide range of dependent variations and recipes of each region. Almost all types of meat can be made sate. As the country origin of satay, Indonesia has a rich satay recipe variations, see the list of satay.

Usually the satay sauce. This sauce can be soy sauce, peanut sauce, or the other. To sate the duck pond full menu is satay, peanut sauce or sweet spices spicy seasoning (according to taste) and slices of tomato and cucumber. Then sate eaten with warm rice or, if in some areas served with rice cake. Sate sometimes eaten with rice cake.

Galunggung

've Never heard the name Galunggung? Maybe you think, like never. But do not know where.

Galunggung a volcano with an altitude of 2.167m above sea level. Galunggung located in West Java, near the town of Tasikmalaya. Approximately 17 km from downtown lake.

Galunggung can be reached by private vehicles or public transportation from the city charter sea. The road to Galunggung is a small village road. Where the gravel road and slightly damaged.

Galunggung presents a very beautiful natural beauty. Feels like the former crater lake eruptions. In the distance looks a little island, and we can see the fish swim in this lake. From the top of this Galunggung we can also see the landscape from a height. Cool air. And the wind was blowing quite hard.

If you want to go down there path, which climbs named Zorro, because if you look at this hill forming the letter Z. But be careful, because the slope Z consists of volcanic sand is very loose.

If you intend to menggunjungi Galunggung mountain, do not be afraid of hard. Because this mountain is very user friendly, there are 620 steps designed to simplify the penggunjung reach the crater lip. Around the crater had been many traders. But it's good to bring lunch from home.

Apart from the crater of this mountain attraction is the hot water bath. You can enjoy natural hot springs in the area Cipanas. You will pass her when the way to the crater Galunggung.

Tangkuban Perahu Crater

Tangkuban Perahu Crater is one of the attractions located in the southern district. Subang, located at an altitude of 2084 m above sea level. With rows of natural beauty and coolness of the crater that extends a typical mountain air and the expanse of other mountains towering around it and the many collections of herbs and plants typical of tropical forest that thrives around the crater, making the mountain Tangkuban boat as an attractive tourist destination in Subang Regency.
Viewed from the city of Bandung, the mountain Tangkuban has a unique shape resembles a boat upside down (Bahasa Sunda: Willingness = inverted, Parahu = Boat). Unique shape is believed to have a very close relationship with Sangkuriang legend.

Enjoying the view from the crater of Mount Tangkuban Queen Boat, like seeing a giant bowl of very large and deep. When the weather clears, the curve of the soil on the crater wall of the crater base as well as can be seen quite clearly so as to present a spectacular panoramic view. Splendor of the crater is so vast and deep, at least capable of forcing the viewer to a moment silent and amazed by the greatness of God's work.

Entrance Facilities and Tariff
Souvenir shop, cafeteria and information center (TIC), souvenir shops, homestay, camping ground, outbound area, parking areas, areas to ride. The tariffs went into the location of attractions Tangkubanparahu Rp 9000.

Accessibility
To go to these attractions, visitors can use a personal vehicle wheels either 2 or 4 wheels or public transport. The travel time to the Sari ATER attractions, from the town of Subang with travel time approximately 40 minutes south of Bandung, while around 50 minutes and from Jakarta via toll Sadang with travel time approximately 3 hours while the hot water attractions with travel time Ciater 15 minutes.
Condition of the road to this area, both from Subang and Bandung is very good. But keep in mind about the condition of the vehicle, due to the location from Bandung, Subang and going through a tough climb.

Curug Tujuh

This tourist attraction has 7 waterfalls fruit (Curug) found on a hill at the foot of Mt Sawal. We can enjoy the beauty and the beauty of the seven waterfalls in the way around the hill, treading a path starting from the foot of the hill to the top of the hill and back again.
This tourism object is located in the Village District Sandingtaman Panjalu 35 km from City Ciamis northern red Kea. To reach this tourism object can use four wheel drive or two wheel or "mountain bike" for a hobby sport bikes. For those of you who need public transportation, you can ride from the terminal Ciamis Kawali Panjalu majors, or directly from Bandung via Panjalu Ciamis majors.

Kecak Dance

Kecak a form of Balinese music drama, originated in the 1930s and is performed primarily by men. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 100 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting "cak" and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where the monkey-like Vanara helped Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. However, Kecak has roots in sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance.

Kecak was originally a trance ritual accompanied by male chorus. German painter and musician Walter Spies became deeply interested in the ritual while living in Bali in the 1930s and worked to recreate it into a drama, based on the Hindu Ramayana and including dance, intended to be presented to Western tourist audiences. This transformation is an example of what James Clifford describes as part of the "modern art-culture system" in which, "the West or the central power adopts, transforms, and consumes non-Western or peripheral cultural elements, while making 'art' which was once embedded in the culture as a whole, into a separate entity." Spies worked with Wayan Limbak and Limbak popularized the dance by traveling throughout the world with Balinese performance groups. These travels have helped to make the Kecak famous throughout the world.

Performer, choreographer, and scholar I Wayan Dibia cites a contrasting theory that the Balinese where already developing the form when Spies arrived on the island. For example, well-known dancer I Limbak had incorporated Baris movements into the cak leader role during the 1920s. "Spies liked this innovation," and it suggested that Limbak, "devise a spectacle based on the Ramayana," accompanied by cak chorus rather than gamelan, as would have been usual.

Pendet Dance

Pendet is a traditional Balinese dance, in which offerings are made to purify the temple or theater as a prelude to ceremonies or other dances. Pendet is typically performed by young girls, carrying bowls of flower petals, handfuls of which are cast into the air at various times in the dance. Pendet can be thought of as a dance of greeting, to welcome the audience and invite spirits to enjoy a performance.

Traditional Balinese dances are the oldest form of performing arts in Bali. Traditional dances can be divided into two types, sacred dance called Wali and entertainment dance called Bebalihan. Wali (sacred dance) is usually performed in some ritual ceremonies only because it has strong magical powers and only can be performed by specific dancers. Bebalihan are usually performed in social events. In addition to entertain, Bebalihan also has other purposes such as: welcoming guests, celebration of harvests, or gathering crowds. Bebalihan has more variations than Wali.

Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that demand arduous training, Pendet may be danced by anyone. It is taught simply by imitation.

Younger girls follow the movements of the elder women, who recognize their responsibility in setting a good example. Proficiency comes with age. As a religious dance, Pendet is usually performed during temple ceremonies.

All dancers carry in their right hand a small offering of incense, cakes, water vessels, or flower formations. With these they dance from shrine to shrine within the temple. Pendet may be performed intermittently throughout the day and late into the night during temple feasts.

The original Pendet dance is performed by 4-5 young girls (before their puberty) in temple yards. Pendet dancers bring flowers in small Bokor (silver bowls for keeping flowers in a ceremony). They spread the flowers around the temple. This dance is a symbol of welcoming God in some ritual ceremonies in Bali. Pendet actually has simple dance movements. These movements are the basic dance movements of Balinese dance. Pendet has undergone later development with variations and now is not only performed in ritual ceremonies but also in some social events. Pendet since has been known as a welcoming dance.

Reog Ponorogo

Reog is a traditional Indonesian dance which combined traditional art dance with magical show.
There are many type of Reogs in Indonesia, but the most famous one is Reog Ponorogo.

Reog Ponorogo tells the story about the battle between King of Ponorogo Kingdom and magical lion Singa Barong.
Reog Ponorogo usually consists of 3 sets of dances and each dances is performed by several dancers.
The first dance is the opening dance and performed by all male dancers wearing black shade costums.
The second dance is the Jaran Kepang dance. It is performed by all female dancers wearing colourful costums.
The third dance is the main attraction of the show. It is performed by all the Reog dancers. The main male dancer, wearing a large and heavy lion mask, is dancing in the centre of the stage, while the other dancers dance around him.

Many people believe the Reog dance has mythical power since the dancers usually perform in trance condition.

Laksan Traditional Food Indonesia

Laksan Palembang is a typical food made from raw materials of fish and sago. Laksan made oval in shape with a sense that almost pempek, but the sauce served with coconut milk.

Sisingaan

Sisingaan is a unique arts community Sundanese (West Java) which shows a lion puppet 2-4 carried by the players while dancing. Stuffed lion on top of that normally carried a child seat to be circumcised, or a public figure. There are several versions about the origins of art that grew and developed in the West Javanese society is. The first version says that sisingaan appeared around the year 70's. It was on the bridge in West Java in TMII art show mutual sisingaan lion or the shape is still simple. And, from appearances in West Java bridge that later became known sisingaan arts community today.

The second version says that the art sisingaan circa 1840 created by the artists who come from Ciherang area, about 5 km from Kota Subang. At that time, Subang regency had become "owned" the Dutch and English with established P & T Lands. This causes like local government Subang be double, because politically dominated by the Dutch, but economically under the influence of the businessmen P & T Lands. As a result, the people of Subang become very miserable. In these circumstances, the arts sisingaan born as a form of popular resistance against the occupiers of both nations. And, to assert that sisingaan art is a form of resistance, then used two puppets lion is a symbol of the Dutch and the British state. Therefore, to this day in every game sisingaan always displayed at least two stuffed lions.

In a further development, the arts sisingaan not only spread to other areas in Subang District, but also to other districts in West Java, like Bandung Regency, Purwakarta and Sumedang. Apart from spreading to some areas, this art is also experiencing growth, both in the form of a lion puppet refinement, the arrangement of dance, costume players, as well as waditra and the songs being played.

Players
The players are generally sisingaan men joined in a group consisting of: 8 people penggotong lion puppet (1 doll carried by 4 people), a leader of the group, some waditra players, and one or two people jajangkungan (players who using wood for as long as 3-4 meters walk). These players are people who have special skills, both in dancing and playing waditra. Special skill is necessary owned by each player, because in a show of collective sisingaan needed a solid team for all dance movement that is played while carrying a stuffed lion can be in harmony with the music played by the nayaga.

Venue and Equipment Gaming
Arts sisingaan generally shown during the day with around the village during a circumcision ceremony, welcoming the great, the inauguration of the village head, the celebration of independence day and so on. The duration of a gig sisingaan usually takes a long time, depending on the area whether or not to be surrounded by homes.

Equipment used in the game sisingaan are: (1) two or four stretchers lion puppet. Stretcher frame and the head of a lion puppets are made of wood and bamboo are wrapped with cloth and given a seat on his back. Meanwhile, for the feathers in the head and tail made of yarn raffia. For the record, once a lion-shaped bier is made of wood with feathers from the rafters and the flowers are usually made in a snap in time to hold the show. So, first sisingaan not permanent, but only used once and then discarded; (2) waditra set consisting of: two large drums (percussion and drums ovarian children), a trumpet, three beats (bonangs), a kentrung (kulanter ), a small gong, and a kecrek.; and (3) fashion players consisting of: a pair shucks / pangsi, iket barangbang semplak, clothing and footwear taqwa tarumpah or salompak.

Performing Sisingaan
Sisingaan show begins with words of welcome by the group leader. After the group leader gives a speech said, then the child will be circumcised or community leaders who will be paraded welcome to climb the lion doll. Furthermore, beating accompaniment tool with songs brought the rhythmic dynamic as a sign of the beginning of the show. Then, a number of 8 players will begin to carry two lion doll (a doll carried by 4 people).

After the lion puppet penggotong ready, then the leader will start giving the cue for them to start doing the dance movements in unison and together. The doll penggotong immediately akrobatis movements are quite exciting. Dance movements are usually played by the puppet lion penggotong are: igeul ngayun glempang, plug / horse-riding, mincid, padungdung, gugulingan, bangkaret, put up, kicking two, step back, kael, ewag, jeblang, Jakarta, Solor , sesenggehan, genying, turn taktak, nanggeuy lions, lift jungjung, ngolecer, symbol, pasagi tilu, literacy cau, nincak rancatan, and kakapalan.

Meanwhile, the songs played by kawih interpreters to accompany the dances are usually drawn from the arts Tilu Tap, Doger, and Kliningan, such as: drought, Song, Titipatipa, Gondang, Kasreng, Gurudugan, Mapay Roko, Kembang prasina, Kangsring, Kembang Beureum, Fruit Kawung, Gondang, Tenggong Petit, Sesenggehan, Badudud, Tunggul Kawing, Side battered, Sireum Beureum, and the song Interlude (Siyur, Tepang Sono, Awet Rajet, Salira Fiber, Honey and Poison, Mr. Wonderful, Goyang Dombret, etc. Warudoyong ).

The show is performed while sisingaan around the village or the village, until finally returning to its place. And, with the dancers arriving in their place, then the show was over.

Cultural Values
Art as an expression of the human soul is certainly contain aesthetic values, including traditional arts sisingaan that ditumbuh developed by the community Ciherang, Subang regency. However, if examined in depth sisingaan contains not only the aesthetic value alone, but there are other values that in turn can be used as a reference in daily life for the community supporters. These values include cooperation, cohesiveness, order, dam persistence. The value of cooperation seen from the togetherness in preserving the cultural heritage of his predecessors. Cohesiveness and order value is reflected in a performance that can run smoothly. Value of hard work and persistence is reflected in the mastery of dance movements.

Calung

Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument is a prototype of the angklung. Unlike the angklung played by shaken, how to beat calung is mepukul stem (wilahan, bar) of segments (bamboo tube), composed by titi barrel (scales) pentatonic (da-mi-na-ti-la) . Types of bamboo for making most of awi calung wulung (black bamboo), but some are made from awi temen (white bamboo).

Understanding calung than as a musical instrument is also attached with the term performance art. There are two forms of Sundanese calung known, namely calung calung chain and portable.

Calung chain
Calung dideretkan tube bar chain with a leather strap hibiscus (lulub) from the largest to the smallest, in number 7 wilahan (bamboo 7) or more. Composition of the instrument there is a row and there is also a two-row (calung ovarian and calung child / calung rincik). How to play the chain calung hit with both hands as he sat bersilah, usually calung is tied to a tree or a cubicle house (calung Banjaran chain-Bandung), have also made shelf "cradle" of special bamboo / wood, for example in Cibalong tarawangsa calung and Cipatujah , Tasikmalaya, calung chain in Banjaran and Baduy / Baduy.

Calung Jingjing
The carry-shaped rows calung pitched bamboo held together with a small piece of bamboo (paniir). Calung tote of four or five fruits, such as calung kingking (consisting of 12 bamboo tubes), calung panepas (5 / 3 and 2 bamboo tubes), calung jongjrong (5 / 3 and 2 bamboo tubes), and calung barking (2 tubes bamboo). Calung completeness in its development today there are only using one kingking calung, and panempas calung two barking one, without using jongjrong calung hit with a way to play it using the right hand bat, and his left hand carrying / holding the instrument. While other inter menabuhnya techniques dimelodi, dikeleter, dikemprang, dikempyung, diraeh, dirincik, dirangkep (diracek), salancar, corkscrew and solorok.

Jaipong Dance

In 1961, Indonesian President Sukarno prohibited rock and roll and other western genres of music, and challenged Indonesian musicians to revive the indigenous arts. Gugum Gumbira took up the challenge, and studied rural dance and festival music for twelve years. Jaipongan, or Jaipong, was the most popular result of his study, derived from the updating of a village ritual music called ketuk tilu, with moves from Pencak Silat, the Indonesian martial art, and music from the masked theater dance, Topeng Banjet, and the Wayang Golek puppet theater.

In the original ketuk tilu, the group typically consists of the ketuk tilu pot-gong, other small gongs, a rebab (spike fiddle), barrel drums, and a female singer-dancer (ronggeng) who is often also a prostitute, who invites men to dance with her sensually. Gugum expanded the drum section as part of an urban gamelan orchestra, sped up the music, redefined the singer as just a singer (sinden), and came up with the catchy onomatopoeic name. Many listeners consider the music very complex, with the dynamic rhythm liable to change seemingly randomly.

Jaipongan debuted in 1974 when Pak Gugum and his gamelan and dancers first performed in public. Sporadic government attempts to suppress it due to its perceived immorality (it inherited some of the sensuality of ketuk tilu) just made it more popular. It survived even after the official Indonesian ban on foreign pop music was lifted after a few years, and became a craze in the 1980s. Since the mid-1980s Jaipongan’s importance as a social dance has waned, but it remained popular as a stage dance, performed by women, mixed couples or as a solo.

The most widely available album of Jaipongan outside Indonesia is "Tonggeret", featuring singer Idjah Hadidjah and Gugum Gumbira's Jugala orchestra, released in 1987, and re-released as part of "WestJava: Sundanese Jaipong and other Popular Music", by Nonesuch Records under their Explorer Series label.

Indonesia Traditional Music Instruments (Gambang Kromong)

Kromong a xylophone in the capture of the two instruments perkusi, the xylophone and kromong. Bilahan Gambang, amounting to 18 pieces, usually made of wood suangking, hurly stone or other types of wood soft sound when beaten. Kromong usually made of bronze or iron, was 10 units (ten pencon).

Gambang Kromong orchestra is a harmonious blend of elements with elements of indigenous Chinese. Physical elements appear in the Chinese strings Tehyan namely, Kongahyan and Sukong, while the other musical instrument xylophone, kromong, drum, gong is kecrek and indigenous elements.

Blend the two elements of culture are also visible in the track-perbendarahaan songs.
In addition to songs that shows the nature of indigenous as Jali-jali, Surilang, Persi, Balo-balo, swing-swing Kangkung, Onde-onde, Gelatik Ngunguk and so forth, there are also songs that clearly have the character of Chinese, the name of the song, flow such as melody and lyric Kong Jilok, Sipatmo, ASN Pantaw, Citnosa, Macuntay, Gutaypan and so forth.

Bika Ambon - Indonesia Food Tradisional

Bika Ambon cake is a kind of light that comes from Medan, North Sumatra. Made of basic materials such as coconut milk, sugar and eggs. In general, the Bika Ambon with pandan taste, although there are also other taste-taste like chocolate, cheese, and durian.

Initially, Bika Ambon historical existence is not known. Although there is the word "South", Bika Ambon was better known as by-City by special Medan. Here, there are at least 40 shops that sell this cake.

Being concerned for you as buyers, because the food is, can only survive in the best condition for about 4 days. Then, after the cake is usually started crust. This will reduce the sense of taste.

Perhaps, this food is estimated attendance over the two versions. The first is the first trader to trade the South to Malaysia, but this does not Bika Ambon behavior and finally to the City of Medan Hijrah. In fact, the food is light, people get Enthusiastic about Singapore's own. Because the next version of the food Pandanus this, the initial sales in Jl. Ambon, Medan. So that local people as DUB Bika Ambon Cake.

Bika Ambon already becomes a kind of trade mark and identical food as a typical city of Medan. Can even spelled Bika Ambon is a typical food as the most popular gift for family or friends who will visit outside Medan. Blend with Pandanus fragrant and sweet taste of cheese and dressing to make this cake is very tasty on the tongue.