ART for CHARITY
Indonesian Culture Day
Goddess Saraswati is a symbol of knowledge, learning and wisdom. In Balinese form, Saraswati is often seen standing, wearing a Balinese dance costume, and Her Indian lute has been replaced with an Indonesian spiked fiddle (rebab). This dance describes the greatness Goddess Saraswati. In this dance there is a mix of classic Balinese dance moves with the movement of the new creation, which was inspired by both Eastern and Western cultures.
Tari Tor-tor is typical dance of Batak , Indonesian. Tari Tor-tor moves in rhythm accompanied by traditional musical instruments such as batak gondang, flutes, and Batak trumpets. Tari Tor-tor was usually used in special rituals pertaining to the ancestors. It becomes a symbol to communicate with the ancestors. Tari Tor-tor generally describes our hope to the ancestral spirits to be given safety, prosperity, happiness and abundance. Tari Tor-tor is no longer used for ritual purposes only, but al
Tari Yapong is an “energetic” dance with dynamic and erotic movements. It is originated from Jakarta, Indonesia. Yapong was created by Betawi tribe in the atmosphere of a joyful feeling to welcome the victory of Prince Jayakarta. The feeling is expressed in a dance and named Yapong. This term was born from the sound Yapong song ‘ya, ya, ya, ya’, sung by the accompanying singer and the ‘pong, pong, pong’ sound of the accompanying music. Thus, was born the "ya-pong" and develop into Yapong.
Goddess Saraswati is a symbol of knowledge, learning and wisdom. In Balinese form, Saraswati is often seen standing, wearing a Balinese dance costume, and Her Indian lute has been replaced with an Indonesian spiked fiddle (rebab). This dance describes the greatness Goddess Saraswati. In this dance there is a mix of classic Balinese dance moves with the movement of the new creation, which was inspired by both Eastern and Western cultures.
Traditional Dances
Traditional Instruments
Sulings are made mainly of a long, thin-walled bamboo tube. As one of the instruments used in the gamelan Barungan Bali, there are many different shapes and sizes of Suling Bali. Based on the size, suling can be divided into several groups, namely Suling Pegambuhan, Suling Pegongan, Pearjan Suling, Suling Pejangeran Pejogedan. Each group has different function, either as principal or as a complementary instrument.
Angklung is one of the most popular traditional music instruments in Indonesia which is also popular throughout Southeast Asia. The word ‘angklung’ was originated from Sundanese “angkleung-angkleungan”, that means the movement of angklung player and the sound "klung" that comes from the instrument. Besides angklung performance, there will also be an interactive angklung workshop in ICD 2013-Art for Charity. Everyone who is interested in learning to play angklung is welcome to join.
Sulings are made mainly of a long, thin-walled bamboo tube. As one of the instruments used in the gamelan Barungan Bali, there are many different shapes and sizes of Suling Bali. Based on the size, suling can be divided into several groups, namely Suling Pegambuhan, Suling Pegongan, Pearjan Suling, Suling Pejangeran Pejogedan. Each group has different function, either as principal or as a complementary instrument.
Peter Fennema is a Dutch singer who loves to cover Indonesian songs. In December 2006, he started recording the first covers of Indonesian songs and published them in a simple website on the internet. A lot has happened since then. He started making videos on YouTube, and even appeared on Indonesian radio and TV. “I love Indonesia and I love to make music. I’ve been to Indonesia many times. I like to meet Indonesian people, I like to speak the language, I like the culture, and so on” said him.
Music is part of life in Indonesia. Besides the traditional instruments, modern bands are also very popular, especially by the young generations. These bands play all music genre with pop music being the most common. There will be band performances by Indonesians living in the Netherlands who have great love to music.
Peter Fennema is a Dutch singer who loves to cover Indonesian songs. In December 2006, he started recording the first covers of Indonesian songs and published them in a simple website on the internet. A lot has happened since then. He started making videos on YouTube, and even appeared on Indonesian radio and TV. “I love Indonesia and I love to make music. I’ve been to Indonesia many times. I like to meet Indonesian people, I like to speak the language, I like the culture, and so on” said him.
Live Bands