By Ilham Nurwansah Meet Asep Nata, a humble person who innovate a new type of Sundanese karinding. He is now a lecturer (honored) in Faculty of Art and Literature Pasundan University, in Bandung, capitol of West Java. His invention has […]
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Community of Karinding Buhun Ciomas
By Ilham Nurwansah Here is another karinding group from eastern part of West Java. They called KATCI acronym of Komunitas Adat Ciomas or Custom Community of Ciomas. Located in Ciomas village, Ciomas sub-distric, Regency of Ciamis. In other way, they […]
Baca selengkapnyaPalm Karinding of Cineam
Karinding is very closely to the Sundanese (rice) farmer. This people’s traditional folk-game instrument, according to the legend, has been existing in Sunda-land since 300 years ago. Luckily, this instrument can still be found in Citamiang, Pasirmukti village, sub district […]
Baca selengkapnyaWhat is the Karinding?
By Ilham Nurwansah Karinding is a sound tool in the Sundanese karawitan (musical art). It can be made of very thin palm midrib or bamboo outer skin (epidermis), hit by finger to play it with mouth as resonator. In Cianjur, […]
Baca selengkapnyaThe Use of Karinding
By Ilham Nurwansah Karinding has many uses and function depends on where the karinding music tradition born and live in Sundanese society. From romantic to mystic, that are what I found in several places in West Java and Banten. […]
Baca selengkapnyaEnsemble of Karinding
By Ilham Nurwansah Than as a musical instrument that can be played singly, karinding can be played together with several karinding players and also added by other instruments as an ensemble performance. To play karinding ensemble at least three or […]
Baca selengkapnyaGangsa
(dimuat na rubrik “Kalam” Pikiran Rakyat, 25 September 2017 ) Gangsa téh asalna tina basa Sanskerta kamsya, hartina logam parunggu (campuran tambaga jeung timah bodas). Cék Coolsma (1913) mah kecap gangsa téh “een soort brons of klokken-metaal, klokkensptys émen maakt […]
Baca selengkapnyaLiving Heritage of Palm Karinding in Rural Village
Ilham Nurwansah (published on IJHS Newsletter Issue 14 p. 4-5, 2012) Warmest greeting for all! In Newsletter 12 I wrote about two types of Sundanese mouth harp, the bamboo karinding and the palm one. Here I said that the palm […]
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