| INDONESIA
P
R E D I C T I O N ...
Welcome
to Indonesia, the pearl of equator. Surrounded by green
trees and many beautiful natures as well as miscellaneous
culture. Indonesia has lots of islands and places to take
a look by tourist. Maybe it is the bewitchment which makes
this country famous its traditional music and arts. Not
just traditional, it is also exotic like the ones in Bali
and  mystical
like the ones in Kalimantan, and then, the noble and legendary
stories in
Java. But, that's from traditional side.
Indonesia has already developed its kinds of music and
arts. We create lots of new fashion materials from the
nature and export it to around the world. Batik has turned
to a general outfit that can be used as a formal or a
casual outfit. And carvings put on the furniture in many
places. And traditional theatres are still broadcast in
television. It was proven that Indonesia can bring the
traditional arts into modern era. And Indonesia has a
lot of legendary musicians. Some of them have created
new melody from "gamelan" with modern drums.
And pop singers fill one of Indonesia hall pf fame in
music and arts. We predict that this country will modernize
its music and arts forms. We believe that Indonesia can
maintain their achievements. Welcome to the rich arts
and music of Indonesia.
by "Alice P." - student
SEAMEO RSIP 2004 Indonesia team
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SMART
PHOTO FRAME & 3D PHOTO FRAME
(Aug
15, 2004)
Have
you ever thought before that you have a motion picture on your
living room or you can make a 3D picture from your own picture?
Today your dream comes true because you can see a moving picture
in your photo frame and you can put it on your living room. How?
[more...]
INDONESIA:
A MUSICAL ARCHIPELAGO (Oct
26, 2004)
Indonesian
gamelan music has been well known and loved by Western cognoscenti
for many years. This instrumental ensemble music played on a variety
of metal ingots, pots, gongs, and drums (the word gamelan refers
to the collection of instruments themselves) has enchanted first-time
listeners (including Sir Francis Drake who visited Java in 1580)
with its blend of exotic modality and shimmering timbre. [more...]
THE
BATAKS (Oct
26, 2004)
The
Batak Toba and Batak Simalungun people live around Parapat. The
Batak people composed of Batak Toba, Simulungun, Pak-Pak, and
Karo, are known for their expressiveness, which is often materialized
in lively and sentimental love songs. If every person in Bali
can carve, every person in Batak can sing or play the guitar.
[more...]
SHADOW-PUPPET
THEATRE (Oct
31, 2004)
It
is uncertain whether the shadow theatre is indigenous to Java
or was brought from India, but the wayang kulit technique of having
a single seated puppeteer who manipulates puppets, sings, chants
narration, and speaks dialogue seems to be an Indonesian invention.
Unlike most court arts, wayang kulit has had centuries of performance
in the folk tradition as well, so that today, with several thousand
puppeteers active, it is the strongest traditional theatre form
in Southeast Asia. [more...]
BALI
ARTS FESTIVAL (Oct
31, 2004)
Even
as artists, anthropologists and other luminaries spread the name
of Bali during the 1930's as the "Island of the Gods"
and "Tropical Eden", the Balinese were developing a
keen appreciation of their cultural identity. Thus when tourism
took off after 1965, they insisted that it followed cultural guidelines:
if tourism was to be accepted, it was to be a cultural tourism,
or "pariwisata budaya". [more...]
COMPARISON
OF WESTERN AND INDONESIAN MUSIC (Oct
31, 2004)
The
main types of performing arts on the neighboring islands of Java
and Bali are very closely related, since, in the 15th century
when Islam overtook the entire island of Java, the royal courts
of East Java fled to the island of Bali, bringing with them their
music, dance, and dramatic theatrical arts (especially the shadow-puppet
play and the dance drama). [more...]
AN
INTRODUCTARY: WHAT IS A PUSAKA? (Nov
03, 2004)
What
is a pusaka? As the contributors to this book are mostly traditional
javanese, they can hardly be blamed if they incline towards a
rather mystical definition of the term. To a javanese, especially
one very much in tune with the island's history and traditions,
a pusaka is an inherited object endowed with supernatural power
to protect,heal,and avenge. [more...]
SAUNG
ANGKLUNG UDJO (Nov
04, 2004)
Unlike
other traditional music, angklung (instrument consisting of suspended
bamboo tubes which sound when shaken) music -- which was introduced
to international audiences in the sixties--has not enjoyed popular
success with the current taste for world music. When the late
Udjo Ngalagena set out to promote the music of West Java's Baduy
people worldwide, it probably didn't occur to him that his son,
Taufik Hidayat, would one day assume the task.
[more...]
HUDA
INSTRUMENT, KRUMPYUNG
INSTRUMENT, & PANTING INSTRUMENT
(Nov
14, 2004)
This
kind of instrument consists of three kinds of Minangkabau's traditional
musical instruments, namely: "Dikil Rabaro", "Dikil
Mundan" and "Salaulaik Dulang". This music is included
in Islamic music. "Dikil Rabaro" is a vocal art that
used "Rabaro" as its rhythm to accompany it. "Dikil
Mudan" is also a local art that uses "Mudan" as
its rhythm. Some innovations are done on the music, and the musicians
try to perform this music as a complete composition.
[more...]
SOMETHING
UNIQUE FROM INDONESIA (Nov
27, 2004)
Bedaya is a group dance with the composition
of 9 female dancers. The composition contains of certain stories--
very symbolic and not using dialog. The moves are very smooth
and gentle. "Composition 9" has individual names, such
as: Batak, Jangga, Dada, Buncit, Apit Ngajeng, Apit Wingking,
Endel pojok, Endel Weton Nganjeng, Endel Weton Wingking.
[more...]
INTERVIEW
WITH THE GUZHENG PLAYER FROM INDONESIA (Nov
29, 2004)
Live
interview with the Guzheng (Chinese Harp) team, which includes
students from Indonesia and Singapore, and also the expert Chinese
harp player and artist from Singapore and Vietnam. [more...]
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