Orkes Tanjidor from betawi

OrkesTanjidor has grown since the 19th century, developed in the suburbs. According to some information, the orchestra comes from the orchestra that originally fostered the environment dalarn landlords, such as landlords Citeureup, near Cibinong.

In general the instruments of the orchestra Tanjidor consists of wind instruments such as the piston (cornet a piston), trombone, tenor, clarinet, bass, percussion instruments are equipped with membrane commonly called the drum or drums. With enough equipment to accompany the bridal procession or parade.

For the performances, especially the place and not moving his tools are often combined with tools such as tehyan friction, and some membranfon like tambourines, drum and drum, coupled with some percussion like kecrek, kempul and gongs.

The songs are usually sung tanjidor orchestra, according to the local term is "battalion", "Kramton" "Bananas", "Delsi", "Was No-no", "Cakranegara", and "Welmes". In the later development of more songs brought Betawi folk like Surilang "Jali-jali etc., as well as songs by the local term known as the Sunda mountain songs, like" Kangaji "," Oncomlele "and so on.

Tanjidor groups residing in areas of Jakarta, among others from the leadership Cijantung Nyaat, Kalisari Nawin leadership, leadership Pondokranggon Maun, Ceger Gejen leadership.
Tanjidor deployment area, except on the outskirts of Jakarta, is around Depok, Cibinong, Citeureup, Cullinan, Jonggol, Parung in Bogor regency, in some places in the district of Bekasi and Tangerang regency.

As folk art, orchestra supporters Tanjidor especially farmers in rural areas. In general, artists rnengandalkan Tanjidor can not live on the results obtained from the field of art. Most of them are living from farming or petty trading.

By community supporters Tanjidor used to enliven the celebration such as weddings, circumcisions and the like, or public parties like to celebrate the birthday of the Declaration of Independence. Until the fifties Tanjidor usual entourage entourage held a road show, the term "ngamen". The tour so it was mainly done at New Year's party, both AD and Lunar.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the changing times and tastes of the community supporters, with the usual Tanjidor also brought dangdut songs. Some are specifically brought the songs Pop Sunda, known as "Winingan tanji".

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Tari Aceh Seudati

The word comes from the Arabic Seudati syahadati or syahadatain, which means testimony or confessions. In addition, some are saying that the word comes from the word seurasi Seudati meaning harmony or compact. Seudati developed since Islam entered Aceh. Islam advocates of utilizing this dance as a medium of propaganda to develop religious teachings of Islam. This dance is quite developed in North Aceh, Pidie and East Aceh. This dance is performed with the story of various kinds of problems that happen so that people know how to solve a problem together. Initially known as a dance dance Seudati coast called ratoh or ratoih, which means telling, started the game on show for cockfighting, or exhibited for the revelers when harvest season arrives on the night of full moon.

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Rengkong (Traditional Art of Cianjur, West Java)

Cianjur is one district that is administratively included in the Cianjur Regency. Predominantly Muslim societies and in general depend of farming. In this area, precisely in Kampung Kandangsapi, Cisarandi Village, District Warungkondang there is a traditional art called "Rengkong". The origins of this art originated from the transfer of paddy field for dry rice cultivation (field) to Saung (granary). West Java community at large, including community Warungkondang (Cianjur), in the past - before knowing rice cultivation in paddy fields (irigarasi system) - is generally as cultivators (ngahuma) that move around. Harvested rice fields that have certainly not left in the fields, but must be brought home. Given that the distance between fields and residential areas (home cultivators) are relatively far away, we need a tool to bring it, which is made ​​from a bamboo pole. They call it "awi Gombong". Pole is given a weight of approximately 25 kilograms of rice are tied with injuk kawung (rope fibers) if taken will cause noise or sound generated from the friction between the rope fibers and rods pole itself. And, the sound produced sounds like hornbills (a type of goose). Therefore, when the sound generated from the friction between the rope fibers and pole developed into a type of art called "Rengkong".

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Kerapan Cow (Madura)

Kerapan or cow is a term in the language of Madura, which is used to call a cow race race. There are twoversions about the origin of the name kerapan. The first version says that the term "kerapan" comes from the word "often" or "kirap" which means "to depart and be removed together or in droves". Meanwhile, anotherversion states that the word "kerapan" comes from the Arabic "kirabah" which means "friendship". But apart from the two versions, in a general sense today, kerapan races are a special attraction for bovine animals. For the record, particularly in the area on the island of Madura Kangean similar races there that use buffalo.Buffalo race is called mamajir and not kerapan buffalo.

The origin of the cow kerapan also there are several versions. The first version says that kerapan cows have been around since the 14th century. At that time kerapan cows used to spread Islam by a kyai namedPratanu. Another version says that the cow was created by Adi kerapan Poday, namely children's rulingPanembahan Wlingi Sapudi area in the 14th century. Adi Poday a long wandering in Madura brings his experience in the field of agriculture to the island Sapudi, so that agriculture on the island to be developed.One technique to speed up the cultivation of agricultural land which is taught by Adi Polay is to use a cow.Eventually, because of the many farmers who use force cows to till their fields simultaneously, hence the their intention to compete in the finish. And, finally the race to work on the field it became a kind of race racingsport called kerapan cows.

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Wayang kulit

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Generally puppet took the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscript, but not be limited only by the grip (standard), the ki can also play the play puppeteer carangan (composition). Some of the stories taken from the Panji stories.

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jaran braid of perch

Doger / Art Jaran braids or lumping horse is one of the cultural richness of Indonesia. Jaran braid art has long been recognized by the Java community, including in dalamya
Tengger tribe. The Java community to give the name of art with horse jaranan braids, and for society Nongkojajar jatilan known Doger. Albeit with different names and attributes used dance clothing, gamelan, as well as the typical rocking horses made ​​of woven bamboo ridden by dancers jaran tersebut.Seni Jaran braid braid is very thick with a mystical atmosphere, where before the show horse braids in someone begin to burn incense to invite the spirits so that the possession of some dancers,

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