Tuesday, December 14, 2010

West Javanese Traditional Music Instrument

SITER

The name "siter" comes from Dutch "citer", which is also related to English "zither". "plop" associated with celempungan Sundanese musical forms.
Siter strings played with the thumb, while the other fingers are used to withstand vibration while the other strings are picked, this is usually the hallmark of gamelan instruments. Fingers of both hands are used to hold, with the right hand fingers under the strings while the left hand finger is above the strings.


ANGKLUNG

Angklung is a musical instrument multitonal (dual pitched), which is traditionally grown in the Sundanese-speaking community in the western part of Java Island. This musical instrument made of bamboo, sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the clash of bodies bamboo pipes) so as to produce a sound that vibrates in the arrangement of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, large or small. Barrel (tone) musical instrument Angklung as Sundanese traditional music is mostly salendro and pelog.


REBAB

Fiddle is a stringed instrument that is usually used 2 or 3 strings, this instrument is a musical instrument from the Middle East and began to be used in Southeast Asia after the spread of influence from the Middle East.
Musical instrument that uses a bow and have three or two pieces of rope from the metal wire (copper) is his use jackfruit wood and hollow on the inside covered with dried cow skin as speakers.


DOG-DOG



Dogdog Lojor a string of two words, namely dogdog and lojor. Dogdog a percussion instrument made from a hollow log with a circle diameter of 15 cm and smaller tip diameter of 12-13 cm, while the length is approximately 90 cm to 100 cm. At the end of the sphere with a diameter of 15 m was covered with goat skin that has been dried, then tied with rope and bamboo dipaseuk / wedge to tighten the skin, so if you hit dog will give voice .. dog .. dogs. Finally disebutlah dogdog instrument.



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Friday, December 10, 2010

BALINESE CEREMONIAL VIDEO

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

BaLi Dance

Thursday, November 25, 2010

BALINESE MUSIC

GILI UNDERWATER TOURISM

Marine tourism or better known as the Tour Tirta. Several small islands located in the district of North Lombok Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan offers a panoramic beauty of the most amazing underwater like to see the Blue Coral, Fish colorful or maybe just for bathing, swimming and snorkeling, the island small island is the place to release the fatigue of daily routine.

To see and enjoy the underwater scenery, you can hire a motor boat, complete with various facilities, such as life jackets, equipment for snorkeling, and also personal trainernya. It turned out that not only overseas, as we saw on television, in our country can also be found that shows the beauty of nautical tourism impressive underwater.

While enjoying the beautiful sea view, in the motor boat, you will be able to enjoy the underwater scenery through the transparent glass mempelihatkan undersea life. Even you also can feed the fish. If not satisfied just to see, you also can do snorkeling, where you can mingle directly with the sea animals that exist.

GILI NANGGU ISLAND - LOMBOK

Finding a beautiful and tranquil place for a vacation can sometimes be difficult. Places where we can enjoy the natural beauty while recreation to eliminate fatigue from a busy daily routine.

For those of you who like to travel nautical, diving, sunbathing on the beach, or relax in a natural nuances, come stay in Gili Nanggu. Island area of 12.5 hectares on the west of Lombok is managed using the concept of Forest / Virgin Island, so that still has a beautiful nature and natural. Gili d beauty tranquility and make regular visits Nanggu as a place of many foreign guests. Gili Nanggu dubbed: Paradise Island.

On the white sandy beaches and calm choppy this you can rest without worry disturbed by the hustle and bustle of the beach vendors, because Gili Nanggu is a private island inhabited only by managers and staff. Enchantment of the underwater world has its own charm and is one of the main reasons many visitors who come every day to play on the beach. Just down a few meters into the sea so the fish are colorful tame will come closer. There are also coral reefs and other marine animals are very beautiful.

Melodious chirping of birds before sunrise and the silence of nature at sunset creating a truly romantic atmosphere, making Gili Nanggu as a suitable place for honeymoon couples.


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KEDAPANG SOKA - BALINESE MUSIC