Indonesia Welcomes You.

Indonesia can be said to lie between two continents - Asia and Australia - and between two oceans - The Pasific and The Hindia (Indonesia Ocean). To the north, its border with Malaysia, Singapore, and The Pasific Ocean. To the west and to the south, its border with Indonesia Ocean, and Papua Nugini in the east. It has some of the highest and loveliest mountains in Asia. The Jaya Wijaya, with its peak of Puncak Jaya (4.884 m) is snow capped all the year round.  In the East Java it has volcano mountain, Bromo with its beautiful scenery for tourist.   

                                                                           

   Jaya Wijaya

     

Bromo

THE ARTS

Painting

Bali painting is a beutiful artwork that is in harmony with nature and Balinese culture. It is also known worldwide for having unique colorful spiritual power. Inherent in the fascinating culture and art its many rituals and practices which originated thousands of years ago, and still survive till today. Such is the endurance of Balinese culture, which in turn reflects on the art expression of the Balinese people.

MUSIC

Music Instrumental

Gamelan

Almost every where in Yogya, Solo, Semarang and other cities in Central Java, in Karatons, in the market, in the villages, in the hotel's lobby, you should hear the magical melodious percussion music - the gamelan Javanese orchestra.

Gamelan music is an integral part of all cultural activities in Java such as wayang kulit (leather puppets) performance, court dance, uyon-uyon (symphony orchestra performance), etc. There are two kinds of laras (tuning) in gamelan, namely slendro (comparable to minor key in Western music) and Pelog (major key).

Angklung

Angklung is a traditional music instrument that made from raw materials called bamboo which is the way in jolty (noise caused by the body of bamboo pipes) so that the sound vibrate in the order of tone 2, 3, 4 in the tone of each size , Both large and small. Pitch (tone) music equipment Angklung music as a tradition, mostly Sundanese and Salendro Pelog. Angklung is originated from Indonesia and West Java (The Land of Pasundan) region specially.

Keroncong music

Keroncong music is a vital part of the scene. Keroncong is some kind of music that invokes memories of the late 19^thand early 20^th century in Jakarta and elsewhere. Keroncong is a hybrid form of music: with instrumentation from European and Indonesian traditions. Hybridity is a fashionable term, indicating in-betweeness, mixtures, in-purities. It is a celebration of difference, transformation, movement and collaboration. The rhythms and melodies of keroncong are soft and wilting, gentle and flowing. It seems the perfect music to listen to, while relaxing the shade on a hot day. It speaks of leisure and the middle classes. It is not a music of protest or confrontation but one of polite tranquillity, while still being polyvocal for its combinations of traditions and voices. 

Waldjinah-The Legend of Keroncong Music in Indonesia

Campursari Music

Campursari in Indonesian refers to a crossover of several contemporary Indonesia music genre. The title campursari was coined from Jawa language. Campursari music from Jawa Tengah and Jawa Timur is related to rhe modification of several musical instruments like gamelan combined with western musical instruments. The combination thus end up with the western instruments to be dominated with the traditional javanese instruments according to the local taste of langgam Jawa and gending.

Those  are about Indonesian but it's still unfinished. I'll tell you more about Indonesian tourism spots next time.

to be continued ...

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