GONG CAVE, CAVE IN BEAUTIFUL PACITAN

Pacitan hilly awarded several caves are quite interesting. Gong Cave and Tabuhan Cave are two of them. Different conditions and charm served by both. Gong cave with stalactites and stalagmites beauty, while the Tabuhan Cave with rocks in it the sound that creates rhythm instrument ensemble.


Gong Cave is located in Bomo Punung Pacitan, East Java. Smoothly road with some road directions help you reach these attractions. Once you pay for a ticket for Rp 4,000, - and began to climb the ranks of the stairs to the cave site, be prepared. Some residents will vigorously follow and offer you the services of a guide, a flashlight and a brochure history of the cave. Despite the fine was rejected several times still stalking and trying to seduce. But do not worry they are quite polite and does not force.

If you have time to listen to an explanation, there is no harm in taking services of a guide. In addition to free themselves from the 'attack', maybe there will be some useful information. The cost is usually based on our willingness guide only. But if you are the type who prefers to roam freely without time bound and explanations, resist gently. After a long time they will get bored and away from you.

Cave entrance gate decorated with roofed stupa. Rolling door can be mounted behind locked gates. Perhaps as a security door from the hands of ignorant that will damage the cave after visiting hours. Path with stairs and stainless railings are provided to facilitate visitors.

Beautiful views of the caves are still living with stalagtite and stalagmite that continues to grow and develop lay here. Beautiful lighting adds a dramatic impression of the various forms created by the water droplets that carry lime and other minerals. Who knows how many hundred years will it take to create a pretty spectacular scenery in this place.

Referring to his name, Gong Cave, in the minds of would have imagined gong round shape with a bulge in the middle. But make no mistake, you will get burned when searching for such a form in this cave. Apparently the name of Gua Gong does not refer to the form, but to the sound. One of the great curtain-shaped stone, when struck sounds like a gong sound. That is the background naming. Each guide will certainly explain passing and hitting those curtains. Wow, sir, brother do not hit him hard, then a beautiful curtain can be damaged.

Other Gua Gong, different treats you'll get from Cave wasps. There is no beauty that is found in the Cave of wasps. Cave of the dead consists only of a room at the front and a short hallway to a room that supposedly once a place Sentot Prawirodirjo imprisoned, one of the men of Prince Diponegoro. But do not trigger a disappointment, this cave has an appeal that is quite unique. The rocks in it will create a sensation when it sounded like the sound of the gamelan.

You do not need to bother to trying to hit a rock or cave wall to listen to the sound tetabuhan. Simply pay Rp 50,000, - and sit in front of the "stage" in the cave. A group of people, usually consisting of 12 people, will play rock style music to your cave. Singer melodious voice accompanied by the beat of drums and naturally it will be presenting five songs. Beautiful musical harmony, as if not to make us believe that it was created from the sound rocks. Javanese song pretty smart, making the body unconsciously come to dance to the music. Besides Javanese songs, sometimes in selipi well with the song that was popular at the time. As the song Matta band that had played at the time.

Tabuhan Cave at a Glance 

GAMBANG is Traditional musical instruments from Java

Gambang

A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu ('wooden gambang') is a xylophone-like instrument used among peoples of Indonesia and the southern Philippines in gamelan and kulintang, with wooden bars as opposed to the metallic ones of the more typical metallophones in a gamelan. A largely obsolete instrument, the gambang gangsa, is a similar instrument made with metal bars.

Gambang kayu

The bars of the instrument are made of a dense wood, generally teak. It also found in ironwood (kayu besi). The bars mounted in a deep wooden case that serves as a resonator. Instruments typically have 17-21 keys that are easily removed, and are kept in place by having a hole through which a nail is placed. Generally a full gamelan has two sets, one gambang pelog and the other one gambang slendro. A pair of long thin mallets (tabuh), made of flexible water buffalo horn tipped with felt, are used to play the instrument. Gambangs are generally played in parallel octaves (gembyang). Occasionally, other styles of playing are employed such as playing kempyung which are playing two notes separated by two keys. Unlike most other gamelan instruments, no dampening is required, as the wood does not ring like the metal keys of other instruments. The gambang is used in a number of gamelan ensembles. It is most notable in the Balinese gamelan Gambang. In Javanese wayang, it is used by itself to accompany the dalang in certain chants. Within a full gamelan, it stands out somewhat because of the high speed of playing, and contrasting timbre because of its materials and more because it has a wider melodic range than the other instruments. In Javanese gamelan, the gambang plays cengkok like the other elaborating instruments. However, the repertoire of cengkok for the gambang is more rudimentary than for other instruments (for instance, the gendér), and a great deal of variation is accepted.

Gambang gangsa

The gambang gangsa has a similar construction, although it generally has fewer keys (typically 15) and is thus somewhat smaller. It has largely been replaced by the saron family of instruments. It was formerly thought to have been a forerunner of the one-octave saron, although more recent evidence, including the appearance of the saron in reliefs at Borobudur in the 9th century, indicate that the instruments are of the same age or that the one-octave saron is older. In early 19th century writings on the Javanese gamelan, it seems to have been played like the gambang kayu; that is, as an elaborating instrument. Later, by 1890, it seems to have merely substituted for a saron, and have been restricted to a small range. Mantle Hood associated this use of limited range to a preference for certain octave arrangements of the cadences in various pathet.

REMO Dance is a Typical of Art from East Java

Remo dance originated from Surabaya, East Java. This dance is a dance that was originally used as an introduction to the show ludruk. However, the development of this dance is often danced separately as a welcome guest on statehood, danced in ceremonies of state, as well as the local arts festival. This dance tells the truth about the struggle of a prince in the battlefield. However, in its development is becoming more frequent dance danced by women, giving rise to different dance styles: Remo Remo Dance daughter or female styles.

Motion styles

The main characteristics that from Tari Remo is a smart footwork and dynamic. The movement is supported by the bells attached at the ankle. This bell sound when the dancers stepping or stomping on the stage. In addition, the movement karakteristika another scarf or sampur, nodding and shaking of the head movement, facial expression, and the horses dancers made ??this dance more attractive.

Clothing styles

Clothing from Remo dancers there are a variety of styles, including: Style Sawunggaling, Surabayan, misfortune, and Jombangan. There are also the typical clothing worn for Remo Dance styles women.

Surabaya Fashion style

Consisting of a red headband, shirt without buttons are black with royal style in the 18th century, the extent of the mid-calf pants dikait with gold needles, coastal batik sarong that hung down to his knees, setagen tied at the waist, and the dagger slipping back. Dancers wearing two scarves, one of which is used at the waist and the other pinned at the shoulder, with each dancer holding the hands of each end of the scarf. In addition, there is also a collection of anklet bells looped around the ankle.

Sawunggaling Fashion styles

Basically the same clothing worn Surabayan style, but what distinguishes the use of a long-sleeved white T-shirt instead of a black empire.

Malang Fashion styles

Fashion styles are basically the same Malangan styles with Surabayan fashion style, but the difference that the long pants to touch her ankles and not embeddable with a needle.

Jombangan Fashion Style

Fashion styles are basically the same Jombangan Sawunggaling style, but the difference is that dancers do not use a sock but uses the vest.

Girls Fashion Remo

Remo Girls has a distinct fashion style original remo. Dancers wear bun, wearing a black mekak to close the chest, use swamp to cover the waist to the knees, and only use one scarf are embeddable on the shoulder shrug.

Girls Fashion Remo

accompaniment of music

Remo Dance music that accompanies it is gamelan, which usually consists of bonang barung / babok, bonang successor, saron, xylophone, gender, slentem zither, flute, kethuk, kenong, kempul, and gongs. The type of rhythm that is often sung to accompany Tari Remo is a Jula-July and Tropongan, but can also be gending Walangkekek, Gedok smart, Krucilan or gending-gending new creations. In ludruk performances, dancers usually insert a song in the middle of the dance.

Children also preserving the the original culture of East Java

REMO dance that still exist although besieged by technological advances

Reog is Indonesia's Famous Original Art

Reog is one of the cultural arts that comes from the northwest of East Java. and Ponorogo is considered to be the true the hometown of Reog. The city gate in Ponorogo was decorated by the figure warok and gemblak, two figures that have appeared at the time reog performed. Reog is one of the local culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mysticism.

History
There are five versions of the popular story that developed in the community about the origins Warok (men dressed in black in the dance) and Reog, but one of the most famous story is the story of the rebellion Ki Ageng Kutu, a royal servant during Bhre Kertabhumi, last king of Majapahit who ruled in the 15th century . Ki Ageng Kutu will anger the powerful influence of the Majapahit king's wife who came from China, but it is also the wrath of the king in the government is corrupt, he saw that the power of the Majapahit kingdom will end. He then left the king and established the college where he taught martial arts to young children, science self immunity, and the science of perfection in the hope that these young children will be the seed of the resurrection of the Majapahit kingdom again. Aware that his forces are too small to fight the royal troops Ki Ageng Kutu the political message conveyed through Reog performing arts, which is a "satire" to King Kertabhumi and his kingdom. Reog performance becomes a way by Ki Ageng Kutu to build local resistance using Reog popularity.
In the show Reog displayed mask lion-shaped head, known as "Singa Barong", the king of the jungle, which became a symbol for Kertabhumi, and above it is plugged in peacock feathers to resemble a giant fan that symbolize the strong influence of his Chinese colleagues who manage the over all motion. Jatilan, played by a group of dancers gemblak a piggyback ride became a symbol of the power of the Majapahit Empire troops into comparison contrasts with warok force, behind the red clown mask that became the symbol for Ki Ageng Kutu, alone and sustain weight that reached more masks Singabarong of 50 kg using only his teeth. Ki Ageng Kutu Reog popularity eventually led Bhre Kertabhumi take action and attack her college, rebellion by warok quickly overcome, and forbidden to continue teaching college will warok. However, students still continue Ki Ageng kutu quietly. However, Reog itself is still allowed to be staged because the show has become popular among the people, but the story has a new groove in which the added characters from folklore Ponorogo namely Kelono Sewandono, Goddess Songgolangit, and Sri Genthayu.
Official Version Reog Ponorogo storyline now is the story of King Ponorogo who intend applying for daughter Kediri, Dewi Ragil Kuning, but on the way he was intercepted by King Singabarong of Kediri. Singabarong king's army consisted of peacocks and lions, while the King of the Kingdom of Ponorogo and his Deputy Kelono Single Anom, escorted by warok (men dressed in black in the dance), and warok has deadly black magic. The whole dance is a dance of war between KerajaanKediri and the Kingdom of Ponorogo, and pitted black magic between them, the dancers in a "trance" while dance staging. Until Now the society Ponorogo only follow what is their heritage as a very rich cultural heritage. In his experience Reog is copyright human creations that form the flow of the belief that there are hereditary and maintained. The ceremony also use terms that are not easy for lay people to fill in the absence of a clear lineage. they embrace Parental lineage and customary law still applies.

Performances in about 1920

Reog at the present time

Reog at the present time

Javanese traditional musical instruments

Gamelan is a Javanese traditional musical instrument, usually used as a staging puppet accompaniment (both shadow puppets and humans). Aside from being a puppet accompaniment as well as a companion song campursari, ludruk, the latest one is introduced to opera van java (which aired on one of the private television). Gamelan is a musical instrument with pentatonic melodies, the orchestra has approximately 15 instruments. Among them engkuk Instrument, kemong, xylophone, drums, gongs, bonang, demung, saron, klethung, slenthem, and so forth. Gamelan industry is done with traditional tools, but the results are pretty awesome. The results of this industry was exported to several countries in continental Europe, although it is now being discontinued, but we strive for repeat and be able to surpass the golden age. Centralized handicraft business is contained in Kauman, Karangrejo + / - 14 km east of town Magetan.
If you visit this place, you will be able to study the preparation of Gamelan. Ranging from how to determine the raw materials to be used, the architecture will be made. Until the process of determining an appropriate tone, painting and so forth. After trying to make and know the process then you will have the chance to try it (play Gamelan). Besides mengebangkan ancestral culture, it will also develop creativity in the work. 
In addition to taking orders packaged for a band or a show, the craftsmen here also provide sales apiece. It is certainly very interesting for visitors, because in addition to musical instruments, gamelan is appropriate as a display item. Interior decoration and ekrterior, because it has a unique and high artistic value. So if you want more love without losing the ancestral culture and great benefits need to buy a gamelan. For the price of course will be cheaper because it is directly on the manufacturers without having to seller 
This place also rest assured that serve more than just a craft gamelan, as the hospitality of the Magetan can no doubt. For transportation you can use private or public transport. Penginapanpun get straight to the craftsmen, because crafters will be very happy if the visit and appreciation. We waiting for you arrive in Magetan.