Thursday, August 15, 2013

cultural races in Madura cattle

Tourist visits to the island of Madura less complete it if you do not see Bull Race race event. This highly prestigious event, which is believed to raise the dignity of the Madurese.

For this special event, selected cows were highly qualified. Because of this, often the owner of preparing beef cattle pacuannya by giving a special massage and food was not less than 80 eggs per day to cows maintained stamina and strength.

Preferential treatment is also given to the local people prepare special garage for the cow, which should be used for car parking. Understandably, the game-winning cattle prices could reach Rp75 million per head.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Dance Traditions Plates

At first, this Plate Dance is a ritual greeting local community gratitude to the gods after getting abundant harvests. Rituals performed by bringing offerings in the form of food which is then placed on the plate while stepping with dynamic motion.
After the introduction of Islam into Minangkabau, Plate Dance tradition is no longer used as a greeting ritual of gratitude to the gods. However, dance is used as a means of entertainment for many people who appear at events crowd.
In Malaysia, a dance dedicated plate when the assembly is marriage, especially for families, nobles and wealthy in a village. This dance typically seen in the area of ​​Seremban, Kuala Pilah and Rembau by a certain set. There are presented with a complete outfit and dance apparel incomplete. Little fee will be charged if pick up is offered dance dance collection plate. 10-20 minutes devoted to this dance offerings.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Cultural history Music Keroncong

Before the advent of rock music, pop music or other music, keroncong music have been first there and entertain those who are hungry for entertainment will sound art. Its history is long, if traced, but menilisik about the origins of the music itself, there are many diverse opinions ejected with each having their own opinions.
The first opinion is more likely to say that the form is not a form of music keroncong import (foreign), but actually the fruit of the ancestors of Indonesia itself and the outside is coming from his instrument. This instrument is the first entry into Indonesia and brought by the Portuguese. Associated with the Moorish Arabs who affect the course of the history of cultural development in Europe to Asia.
The second opinion said keroncong music developed by Moresko class. Moresko class is part of the Moors who did not flee to mainland Africa Islam and do not want to languish in camps of the Spanish Inquisition who at the time was victorious, and prefer to go to the Christian religion.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ketoprak Art From Indonesia



Ketoprak is a traditional folk drama that comes from Central Java. Ketoprak performed by both men and women players whose number depends on the play that was delivered. Ketoprak played at night with a 3-4 hour long play. Costume worn in the form of clothing Java with Java language. The story chronicles the history or Java with more realistic depictions of figures Ketoprak. Ketoprak appearance sometimes elements of dance, voice, music and art of acting.
Ketoprak say traditional because this drama was shown to the audience without the use of text as applicable to the modern drama. Here, the players do not need to memorize the text first before playing. The players say the dialogue is improvised or wear certain sentence patterns traditionally known by the public.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Wayang Kulit Culture


PUPPET one of the top arts and culture of Indonesia's most prominent among many other cultural works. Culture puppets include acting, singing, music, speech arts, literary arts, painting, sculpture, and art is also symbolic. Puppet culture, which continues to evolve over time, is also a lighting media, propaganda, education, entertainment, philosophical understanding, as well as entertainment.
According to the research of the history of culture, culture is a culture of wayang native to Indonesia, particularly in Java. Puppet existence centuries before the Hindu religion into Java. Although a popular puppet story in today's society is an adaptation of the works of Indian literature, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Both parent's story in the puppet undergone many changes and additions to adapt them to the original philosophy of Indonesia.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Dayak culture marginalized Zaman


As with many other cultures exsistensinya unguarded, even when the Dayak cultural decline and oblivion as a result of his many young people are more likely to be fond of innate culture of baratdan forgo the privilege of having their own culture which is a characteristic of a nation's identity will the "cultured".

A traditional dance that symbolizes social youths and joy of the harvest season defeated dance hip hop and break dance. a song with a unique language and has a deep meaning, with rhymes and poems as well as advice from ancestors since ancient times defeated by singing rap and R n B.


Angklung Traditional Musical Instruments


Angklung is a traditional musical instrument from West Java, made of bamboo, which sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce the sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, to 4 tones in every size, whether large and small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.

History of Angklung
In a clump of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as the instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi friend (white bamboo). Prototype for a musical instrument angklung; each tone (barrel) is generated from the sound tube-shaped bamboo wilahan (bars) each segment of bamboo from small to large.