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 […]
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What 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, […]
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The 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. […]
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Ensemble 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 […]
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Gangsa
(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 […]
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Living 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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Kacapi Indung, Ikon Kota Cianjur
Cianjur selalu diidentikkan dengan seni tembang Cianjuran atau dalam istilah lain disebut juga seni mamaos. Perkembangan seni mamaos dimulai sekitar abad ke-18 yang diprakarsai oleh seniman-seniman kadaleman di lingkungan pendopo kabupaten. Sejak Bupati R.A.A Kusumahningrat atau yang lebih populer disebut […]
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