Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Strong women


Strong women

Actors wore masks shaped head of a lion with a crown made of peacock feathers. Weight mask can reach 50-60 kg. This heavy mask carried by the dancers with teeth. The ability to bring this mask than obtained with heavy exercise, also believed to be obtained with a spiritual practice such as fasting and asceticism.

in another appearance


Players in general are men who have been trained.



Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Script Readings Seconds Members Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

Negotiations between groups of young and elderly groups in the preparation of the text of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence took place at 2:00 to 4:00 a.m. in the morning. Written proclamation in the dining room at the Admiral Tadashi Maeda, the 1st Imam Bonjol Street. The authors of the text of the proclamation is Ir. Sukarno, Drs. Moh. Hatta, and Mr. Ahmad Soebarjo. Concept proclamation written by Ir. Sukarno himself. In the front room, attended BM Diah, Sayuti Melik, Sukarni, and Soediro. Sukarni proposed that the text of the proclamation was signed Ir. Soekarno and Drs. Moh. Hatta on behalf of the Indonesian nation. Indonesia's Proclamation text typed by Sayuti Melik. The next morning, August 17, 1945, at the residence of Sukarno, East 56th Street Pegangsaan was attended, among others Soewirjo, Wilopo, Gafar Pringgodigdo, Tabarani and Trimurti. The event begins at 10:00 pm with the reading of the proclamation by Sukarno and spliced ​​a short speech without text. Then the flag, which had been sewn by Mrs. Fatmawati, hoisted, followed by remarks by Soewirjo, deputy mayor of Jakarta at the time and Moewardi, head of Pioneer's line.

In the first Trimurti asked to raise the flag but he refused with an excuse winch the flag should be carried by a soldier. Therefore instituted Hendraningrat Latif, a soldier PETA, assisted by Soehoed for the task. Young woman emerged from behind a tray flag (Sang Saka Merah Putih), which is sewn by Fatmawati few days earlier. After the flag fluttering, audience sing Indonesia Raya. Until now, the inheritance flag is stored in the National Monument Museum.
After the ceremony took place, approximately 100 members of Rows Pioneers led S.Brata come in a hurry because they do not know where the sudden change of Ikada to Pegangsaan. They demanded a repeat reading of the Proclamation Sukarno, but was rejected. Hatta finally give a brief mandate to them.
On August 18, 1945, the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI) take decisions, validate and establish the Basic Law (Constitution) as the foundation of the Republic of Indonesia, which became known as the Constitution 45. Thus formed the government in the form of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia) with sovereignty in the hands of the people who carried out entirely by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which will be established later.
After that upon the recommendation of Oto Iskandardinata and approval of PPKI, Sukarno and M.Hatta elected as president and vice-president of the Republic of Indonesia first. President and vice president shall be assisted by a National Committee.

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Provinces of Indonesia and Administrative divisions of Indonesia


Administratively, Indonesia consists of 34 provinces, five of which have special status. Each province has its own legislature and governor. The provinces are subdivided into regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota), which are further subdivided into districts (kecamatan or distrik in Papua and West Papua), and again into administrative villages (either desa, kelurahan, kampung, nagari in West Sumatra, or gampong in Aceh). Village is the lowest level of government administration in Indonesia.
Furthermore, a village is divided into several community groups (Rukun-Warga (RW)) which are further divided into neighbourhood groups (Rukun-Tetangga (RT)). In Java the desa (village) is divided further into smaller units called dusun or dukuh (hamlets), these units are the same as Rukun-Warga. Following the implementation of regional autonomy measures in 2001, the regencies and cities have become the key administrative units, responsible for providing most government services. The village administration level is the most influential on a citizen's daily life and handles matters of a village or neighborhood through an elected lurah or kepala desa (village chief). The provinces of Aceh, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Papua, and West Papua have greater legislative privileges and a higher degree of autonomy from the central government than the other provinces. The Acehnese government, for example, has the right to create certain elements of an independent legal system; in 2003, it instituted a form of Sharia Law (Islamic law). Yogyakarta was granted the status of Special Region in recognition of its pivotal role in supporting Indonesian Republicans during the Indonesian Revolution and its willingness to join Indonesia as a republic.[83] Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, was granted special autonomy status in 2001 and was split into Papua and West Papua in February 2003 Jakarta is the country's special capital region.

Friday, 12 April 2013

The official philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state

Pancasila is the official philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state. Pancasila consists of two Old Javanese words (originally from Sanskrit), "pañca" meaning five, and "sīla" meaning principles. It comprises five principles held to be inseparable and interrelated:
1. Belief in the one and only God, (in Indonesian, Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa).
2. Just and civilized humanity, (in Indonesian, Kemanusiaan Yang Adil dan
    Beradab).
3. The unity of Indonesia, (in Indonesian, Persatuan Indonesia).
4. Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of
  deliberations amongst representatives (in Indonesian, Kerakyatan Yang
  Dipimpin oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan, Dalam Permusyawaratan dan
  Perwakilan)
5. Social justice for all of the people of Indonesia (in Indonesian, Keadilan Sosial
   bagi seluruh Rakyat Indonesia)

History
In 1945, facing the need to pull together the diverse archipelago, the future President Sukarno promulgated Pancasila as philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state (Indonesian: "Dasar Negara"). Sukarno's political philosophy was mainly a fusion of elements of socialism, nationalism and monotheism. This is reflected in a proposition of his version of Pancasila he presented on 1 June 1945, to the Investigating Committee for the Preparation of Independence (Badan Penyelidik Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan, BPUPK), in a speech known as "The Birth of the Pancasila"

1. Kebangsaan Indonesia (Indonesian Nationality), an emphasis on Nationalism
2. Internasionalisme (Internationalism), an emphasis on justice and humanity
3. Musyawarah Mufakat (Deliberative Consensus), an emphasis on Representative democracy which holds no ethnic dominance but an equal vote for each member of the council
4. Kesejahteraan Sosial (Social Welfare), influenced by the idea of the welfare state, an emphasis on populist Socialism
5. KeTuhanan yang Berkebudayaan, an emphasis on monotheism and religiosity

After several BPUPKI meetings, the five principles (sila) proposed by Sukarno were rearranged. The fifth sila concerning religiosity was promoted to become the first sila. Internationalism, justice and humanity remain as parts of the second sila. The previously first sila about nationalism became the third sila about Indonesian unity. The third and fourth sila about democracy and social warfare become the fourth and fifth sila.

Republic of Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It has 34 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, Palau, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies. The Indonesian economy is the world's sixteenth largest by nominal GDP and fifteenth largest by purchasing power parity.

The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change. Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups. The largest—and politically dominant—ethnic group are the Javanese. A shared identity has developed, defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country has abundant natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread.

Friday, 1 March 2013

Gotong Royong was an ethical principle of sociality at Javanese people


An enormous inventory of highly specific and often quite intricate institutions for effecting the cooperation in work, politics, and personal relations alike, vaguely gathered under culturally charged and fairly well indefinable value-images--rukun ("mutual adjustment"), gotong royong ("joint bearing of burdens"), tolong-menolong ("reciprocal assistance")--governs social interaction with a force as sovereign as it is subdued.


Anthropologist Robert A. Hahn writes:
Javanese culture is stratified by social class and by level of adherence to Islam. ...Traditional Javanese culture does not emphasize material wealth. ...There is respect for those who contribute to the general village welfare over personal gain. And the spirit of gotong royong, or volunteerism, is promoted as a cultural value. Gotong royong has long functioned as the scale of the village, as a moral conception of the political economy. However, as the political economy became more privatized, capitalistic, and individualistic, gotong royong has probably waned.[citation needed] Pottier records the impact of the Green Revolution in Java: "Before the GR, 'Java' had relatively 'open' markets, in which many local people were rewarded in kind. With the GR, rural labour markets began to foster 'exclusionary practices'... This resulted in a general loss of rights, especially secure harvesting rights within a context of mutual cooperation, known as gotong royong." Citing Ann Stoler's ethnography from the 1970s, Pottier writes that that cash was replacing exchange, that old patron-client ties were breaking, and that social relations were becoming characterized more by employer-employee qualities.

Ideas of reciprocity, ancient and deeply enmeshed aspects of kampung morality, were seized upon by postcolonial politicians. John Sidel writes: "Ironically, national-level politicians drew on " village conceptions of adat and gotong royong. They drew on notions "of traditional community to justify new forms of authoritarian rule." During the presidency of Sukarno, the idea of gotong royong was officially elevated to a central tenet of Indonesian life. For Sukarno, (1st President Indonesian) the new nation was to be synonymous with gotong royong. He said that the Pancasila could be reduced to the idea of gotong royong. On June 1, 1945, Sukarno said of the Pancasila:
The first two principles, nationalism and internationalism, can be pressed to one, which I used to call 'socionationalism.' Similarly with democracy 'which is not the democracy of the West' together with social justice for all can be pressed down to one, and called socio democracy. Finally - belief in God. 'And so what originally was five has become three: socio nationalism, socio democracy, and belief in God.' 'If I press down five to get three, and three to get one, then I have a genuine Indonesian term - GOTONG ROYONG [mutual co-operation]. The state of Indonesia which we are to establish should be a state of mutual co-operation. How fine that is ! A Gotong Royong state!

In 1960, Sukarno (1st President Indonesian) dissolved the elected parliament and implemented the Gotong Royong Parliament. Governor of Jakarta, Ali Sadikin, spoke of a desire to reinvigorate urban areas with village sociality, with gotong royong.

Suharto's (2nd President Indonesian) New Order was characterized by much discourse about tradition. During the New Order, Siskamling harnessed the idea of gotong royong. By the 1990s, if not sooner, gotong royong had been "fossilized" by New Order sloganeering.










Monday, 18 February 2013

Campursari Music Art Culture the Original of Java


Campursari term in the world of Indonesia's national music refers to a mixture of (crossover) several genres of contemporary music of Indonesia. Campursari name is taken from the actual Java language is common. Music campursari in the central to eastern Java, in particular related to the modification of gamelan musical instruments that can be combined with western musical instruments, or vice versa. In fact, these instruments 'foreign' this 'subject' in the grip favored local music: Java style and gending. Campursari first popularized by Manthous by incorporating keyboards into the gamelan orchestra in the late 1980s through the ensemble "Forward Current". Then the rapid entry of new elements such as Java style (keroncong) and finally dangdut. In the decade of the 2000s was known campursari forms a mixture of gamelan and keroncong (eg Kena Goda by Nurhana), a mixture of gamelan and dangdut, as well as mixed keroncong and dangdut (congdut, popular songs Didi Kempot). Despite the development campursari criticized by proponents of purity streams of music, all parties agreed that campursari revitalize traditional music in the land of Java.


There are several figures campursari, but that deserves to be discussed here because the effect is strong enough and Didi Kempot Manthous. Regarding these two figures, a full discussion will be written in the following section.

Songwriter and composer

Manthous
Manthous was born in the village of Playen Gunungkidul in 1950. When he was 16 years old, Manthous ventured to Jakarta. The main choice is live singing, which he regards as representing talent. However, in 1969 he joined the orchestra kroncong BintangJakarta [led by Budiman BJ]. Then, in 1976, who is also an expert Manthous founded the band playing bass Bieb characteristically funky blues rock along with the Bieb son of Benjamin S. Bieb Blues last until the year 1980. Then, Manthous joined Idris Sardi, the group Gambang Kromong Benjamin S. In addition, he previously was chief accompanist when it appeared droll Bing Slamet Quartet Jaya Group.

It seems all the experience that makes Manthous master any genre. In the treasure of dangdut, in fact, he also became role model for being able to create play tricks bass, which was then emulated by the bass player dangdut now. In 1993, the Group established the Music Mix Manthous MajuLancar Gunungkidul. The results show the particularities campursari that already exist tune. There is a color of rock, reggae, gambang kromong, and more. There are also songs like Kutut Manggung pure Java, or Asmorondono Bowo, the gamelan tinged keyboards and bass guitar. Shared music group founded in 1993 and composed of relatives or associates sedaerah in Playen Gunung kidul, Yogyakarta, Manthous completing a volume record in Semarang. Sales turnover reached 50,000 tapes each volume, the highest compared cassette tune or kroncong general in mid-year 1990. In addition to singing alone in recording activities Manthuos also features the voices of singers Sulasmi of Sragen, Minul of Gunungkidul, and Sunyahni of Karanganyar. Some of the popular songs include earrings, Nyidamsari, Gandrung, and Kutut Manggung. However, his major work is widely known by the people of Indonesia are getuk was first popularized by Nurafni Octavia. Until before the end of a stroke, joint Manthous Mix Group Maju Lancar Gunung kidul a mecca for lovers of songs and campursari Java style.

Didi Kempot
Didi Prasetyo, or better known as Didi Kempot, is a prominent post-Manthous campursari. Didi Kempot who was born in Solo, December 31, 1966, it was only class II high school dropout. At first the child of Eddy Ranto Gudel, famous comedian Solo was a musician. From the world of the "street" that is, born of his songs that became hits, such as Stasiun Balapan, Terminal Tirtonadi, Tulung, Cucak Rowo, Wen-Chen-Yu, Yang Penting Hepi, and Moblong Moblong. Especially for Cucak Rowo, this song is actually a remake of an old song in Indonesia.

Today, the name of Didi Kempot very well known and has always been associated with tune and Mix Java. Didi is not only famous in Indonesia, but also to Surinam and the Netherlands. In Javanese society or Javanese descent, he was considered a superstar. In fact, when the President of Suriname, Weyden Bosch came to Indonesia in 1998, he personally invited Didi. Thanks to his dedication to music and songs colored Javanese tune, by the Javanese people in the Netherlands, he was later given the title of singer Models Java.

Didi's first album appeared in 1999. In it there is a song Cidro and StasiunBalapan. At first no one looked at his tape trader. Perhaps because the style of music another, and her style is crazy, than a song Manthous and Anjar Any that are popular in the 1990's. However, later, the first album had burst in the market. Since then, Didi became convinced to pursue song-song Java. Brother of comedian Mamiek Prakosa then became one of the icons of the tasters. Bids for the album came with a swift, even he had made ​​12 albums in a single year.

Famous Singers
There are some famous singers in the music world campursari. Among them some have also worked as a songwriter. Some of that should be discussed here, are described in detail below on other occasions.


Manthous


Didi Kempot


Dikin


Anik Sunyahni


Sundari Sukoco



Sonny Josz