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Gamelan is surely not a foreign music. Its popularity has spread to various continents 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.

Javanese Gamelan, the musical instrument

Gamelan music instrument can be enjoyed in many parts of the world, but Yogyakarta is the most appropriate place to enjoy the gamelan is it since you can enjoy the original version. Developing gamelan in Yogyakarta is Javanese gamelan, a different form of gamelan 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 understandable, because Java has its own view of life expressed in the rhythm of gamelan music. (more…)

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Angklung is a traditional Indonesian musical instrument made of bamboo, which sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the impact of bamboo pipe body) that produces a sound that vibrates in the composition of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, both large and small. Barrel (tone) angklung instruments as Sundanese traditional music is mostly Salendro and pelog.

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Gending Sriwijaya is a specific dance society of South Sumatra to welcome a special guest to visit their province, like a government. Gending Sriwijaya, Dance, beautiful, traditional dress. The traditional dance originated from the kingdom of Sriwijaya. This is a unique dance reflects the attitude of the gracious host, excited and happy, sincere and open to special guests. 9 dancers dubbed the young dance and beautiful traditional dress Aesan Gede, Shawl Mantri, Paksangkong, Dodot and Tanggai.

Tanggai Dance

They are the core of dancers who escorted two other dancers with umbrellas and spears. Was in the back once the singer of Gending Sriwijaya. But this time the role of the singer and the musical accompaniment is more replaced tape recorders.

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