Banyuwangi is a district in the province of East Java. As the largest district in East Java, Banyuwangi has a diverse art. However, there is a unique art Banyuwangi East Java using musical instruments that combine various musical instruments from other areas, namely art Kuntulan.
Art History Kuntulan.
Banyuwangi is an area that has a fertile soil making it easier for farmers to grow crops. Normally, when entering the harvest season, the farmers do art activities inspired many of the circumstances surrounding them. Natural conditions is an area frequented by a bunch of rice fields egret bird.
Bird egret is a type of crane that normally live in groups in the fields that farmers are familiar with the habits of the bird life herons. For animals that live in groups, bird egret looks so harmonious, common fate shared causes in the community.
If no one gets food, bird egret immediately notify his friends and they were eating together. Philosophy of life as that which inspires art Kuntulan, namely as a medium that can bring together all the elements of society. From this egret bird, Kuntulan name originated.
Alkulturasi Various Cultures.
Music is music tambourine Kuntulan originally used as the broadcast media Islam. Therefore, Arabic nuances are felt, such as clothing and lyric. Musical instruments were only tambourine and drums. However, after a alkulturasi with the local culture, be more colorful art.
Predominantly white outfit is a reflection of the fluffy white egret bird. Similarly frangipani flowers inserted in the ear players, is the influence of the Balinese culture which is very close to Banyuwangi.
Kuntulan music device consisting of six pieces tambourine, jidor, big drum, small drum, kenong, kluncing, and gongs, the influence of the culture around Banyuwangi. Banyuwangi original elements of dance movement dancers look similar to the art infatuated, the local folk dance art that became an icon of Banyuwangi.
Meanwhile, the music is loud stomping color reminiscent of Balinese gamelan rhythmic many (poly rhythm). Modern elements seen from the use of the keyboard and violin. According to the artists Kuntulan, the use of the violin originated from a Dutch art infatuated witnessing around the 19th century.
At that time, they still use a flute instrument. However, the Dutch man plays violin to the music infatuated. Games violin was able to amaze the people who hear. Since then, the use of violin flute shift. While the use of the keyboard, just adapted to the demand, there are used and there is no denying.
Current Conditions.
Banyuwangi community since the first is people who have pride in their own culture. In fact, when it was still called Blambangan Banyuwangi (Kingdom Blambangan), this area is well known as a region that is difficult to overcome. History records, no one else is able to subdue the strength of this area.
When young children elsewhere are more familiar with pop culture, in Banyuwangi, they still uphold the typical songs called Banyuwangen Banyuwangi. In fact, no one else dared singers sing pop songs or song dangdut without Banyuwangen.
No wonder so many young people who love art Kuntulan up tambourine Kuntulan achievements have scent and the Banyuwangi East Java Province in the national and international art performances. Tambourine Kuntulan been a race winner in the National Festival the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, and often appear to represent Indonesia in the international art world.
Until now Banyuwangi cultural preservation in the community with good support, not in spite of its youth. This is a very proud and should be emulated by other regions that have started to lose interest in the preservation of culture. And with the increasingly globalized world, the traditional cultural values such as this further indicates the weight of a nation.
Musical Instruments From East Java, Banyuwangi: Kendang Kempul.
Listening to the song of the language that is accompanied by music stir kempul drums are felt like being in the middle of vast stretches of rice fields, there expanse of verdant paddy and coconut trees lining the embankment. Such a beautiful natural atmosphere Banyuwangi and lush, beautiful as well as special music Banyuwangen kempul drums. When we've been there, longing to treat the natural beauty and cultural beauty will always upon us, and so call to come back to Banyuwangi.
Musical Instruments From East Java, Banyuwangi: Kendang Kempul.
Listening to the song of the language that is accompanied by music stir kempul drums are felt like being in the middle of vast stretches of rice fields, there expanse of verdant paddy and coconut trees lining the embankment. Such a beautiful natural atmosphere Banyuwangi and lush, beautiful as well as special music Banyuwangen kempul drums. When we've been there, longing to treat the natural beauty and cultural beauty will always upon us, and so call to come back to Banyuwangi.
Language is the language of Banyuwangi stir once known as the kingdom Blambangan. Language is a bit similar to the Java language is the language that is used daily by people Osing Banyuwangi until today, which is why the songs drums kempul still use this language. Similarly Banyuwangi community has a great cultural tradition they inherited from their predecessors.
Banyuwangi typical music that is popular today is the drum kempul. Of drum music kempul then famous cultural Banyuwangi art more widely known. Because some of them are famous dangdut song Banyuwangi, like a song sung by Alit dangdut singer Ike Nurjanah Bracelet. Especially after the advent of the new songs from the advent of the drum kempul singer last appeared.
Banyuwangi art that one is growing and becoming craze many people groups in East Java. It was also because many kempul drum song that became a song campursari which is the favorite song of eastern Java. Many songs are sung kempul drums by artists Feat Feat eastern Java. The more moncer just drums kempul of Banyuwangi in East Java music entertainment scene, and it also makes the eastern Javanese arts growing region.
At first the art of music is growing kempul drums of art devoted to Banyuwangi which is the oldest art in the area of the tip of the island of Java. History kempul own drum tinged with slanted story about his involvement with the movement of the PKI. This is because this music never becomes part of the art LEKRA in the early growth in 1955-velvetleaf Even Genjer popular song PKI as it comes from Banyuwangi.
Therefore kempul drum art ever experienced fakum in 1966, bounced back with a new more vibrant about 1973 due to the fact it has skyrocketed kempul drum music is really tasty and really enjoy art in pure no particular ideological movement elements such as previously alleged.
Kempul drum songs that tell a lot about the beauty of nature, this is mainly a marker for Blambangan beautiful natural charm. Like the song "Ulan-Andung Andung", "beach Grajakan" and so forth. And indeed in general in other themes too kempul drum songs almost always put on the natural panorama of Banyuwangi. This is what stands out from this art feels compared to the traditional arts of other regions.
The name itself is taken from the drum kempul kinds of musical instruments used in the song-song. But now with the development of increasingly poppy musical instruments, drums kempul was not immune from the influence it. This is in accordance with the demands of music lovers community itself are inevitable. Even with the addition of modern musical instruments, drums kempul remains a drum kempul who has not lost his trademark.
Society devotees can still enjoy drum kempul modern version without losing something unique and typical of his favorite kempul drums. Likewise, the emergence of the singer and songwriter who much later, drum songs campursari kempul more with a more poppy song. Just a little unfortunate existence vulgar languages and were not right for a traditional art. For example, the song "Rump semok", "Naughty Bojoku", "Dicokot Nyokot" and the like.
Similarly, on typical about the music coming from the town of Banyuwangi. Nasioanal artist names that we know come from the presence of drums kempul Banyuwangi is Cahyono and Nini Karlina. The artist formerly two drums kempul singer before becoming an artist with a capital of arts activities. That is proof that, traditional art capable of lifting a high level perpetrators to align with other national artists.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno.
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