Saturday, December 17, 2011

Angklung, Traditional Music Instrument

Bamboo is the raw material of the Angklung. Selected on the basis of age ie at least 4 years and not more than 6 years and cut in the dry season from 9 am until 3 pm today. After cutting the base of the bamboo tree, with a size of approximately 2-3  ground, bamboo should be kept for about a week, so bamboo benar2 not contain water.After a week, bamboo should be separated from its branches. And cut to a certain size range. 

Plate Dance of Minangkabau, Indonesia

Plate or in the language of dance called the Dance Piriang Minangkabau, is one type of Dance which originated from the Minangkabau of West Sumatra called the plate because the dancers dance while dancing to bring a plate.
At first the old days of dance dishes created to give offerings to the gods when it enters the harvest, but after the arrival of Islam in Minangkabau dance to the offering plate is no longer the gods but is intended for crowd majlis-majlis attended by kings or princes country, dance plate also used in other crowded events such as the wedding ceremony.Regarding the plate appearance of the first dance is not yet known for sure, but it is believed that the dance dish has been in the Malay islands since more than 800 years ago.

Saman Dance of Acehnese

In general, Saman played by a dozen or a dozen men. but the numbers must be odd. However, in subsequent developments, this dance is also played by women. Another opinion says this dance is danced less than 10 people, with details of eight dancers and two people as cue givers while singing. However, developments in the modern era requires that a dance would be more lively when danced by dancers with higher numbers. This is where the role of the Sheikh, he must regulate the movement and singing the Saman verses.

Kecak Dance from Bali

Kecak Dance or Kecak Dance Arts is a dance originating from Bali Indonesia, Kecak Dance is performed by many [dozens or more] of the male dancers who sit in rows in a circle and with a certain rhythm and chanting "cak" and raised both the arm. The dancers are sitting in a circle is wearing a plaid fabric like a chessboard their waist. Besides the dancers, there were other dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana like Rama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman and Sugriva.


Komodo Island as one of the seven wonders of the world's version of New7Wonders organization.

In 1910 the Dutch named the island on the south side of East Nusa Tenggara province is the nickname of the island of Komodo. This story begins with Lieutenant Steyn van Hens Broek who tries to prove statements about the presence of Dutch troops large animal resembling a dragon on the island. Steyn then kill a dragon and bring documentation to the Museum and Botanical Garden in Bogor to be investigated.