Balinese Legong Dance

A Balinese Legong Dance performance. Video courtesy of Elibris at YouTube.

The Kacapi

Kacapi is a zither-like Sundanese musical instrument played as the main accompanying instrument in the Tembang Sunda (Sundanese Song), Kacapi Suling, recitation of Cerita Pantun (versified stories) or an additional instrument in Gamelan Degung performance.

The word kacapi in Sundanese also refers to santol tree, from which the zither instrument was believed to be originally made.

Source: Wikipedia

Karinding, Suling (Bamboo Flute), and Cilempung Orchestra

A group of Sundanese musicians playing an ensemble of their traditional bamboo musical instruments against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji in Japan.

The karinding is played by the man on your left hand side of the frame. The cilempung is played by the man of your right hand side of the frame.

Tanah Airku

Tanah Air (literally: Land Water) is one of the names with which we, Indonesians, call our beloved country. This reflects our understanding that our country is an archipelagic nation, one that consists of thousands of islands and a number of different seas. With more than 17,500 islands and stretching over three time zones, it is arguably the largest archipelagic nation in the world.

The following is the lyric of the song whose video is posted here. The song was composed by Ibu Soed and entitled "Tanah Airku" (My Country). The English translation is mine.

Tanah air ku tidak kulupakan
(My country I do not forget)
Kan terkenang selama hidupku
([I] will always remember you all my life)
Biarpun saya pergi jauh
(No matter how far I go)
Tidakkan hilang dari kalbu
(You will never fade from my heart)
Tanah ku yang kucintai
(My beloved land)
Engkau kuhargai
(I revere you)
Walaupun banyak negeri kujalani
(No matter how many lands I have traveled)
yang mahsyur permai dikata orang
(glorious and scenic people say)
Tetapi kampung dan rumahku
(But my country and home)
Disanalah ku merasa senang
(It is there that I find happiness)
Tanahku tak kulupakan
(My land I do not forget)
Engkau kubanggakan
(You are my pride)

Tanah airku tidak kulupakan
(My country I do not forget)
Kan terkenang selama hidupku
([I] will always remember you all my life)
Biarpun saya pergi jauh
(No matter how far I go)
Tidakkan hilang dari kalbu
(You will never fade from my heart)
Tanah ku yang kucintai
(My beloved land)
Engkau kuhargai
(I revere you)

Zamrud Khatulistiwa (The Emerald of The Equator)

This is an Indonesian song entitled Zamrud Khatulistiwa (The Emerald of The Equator) by Chrisye, a famous Indonesian singer. I like the song because it has some touch of Indonesian ethnic music in its composition. The video is also nice.

Video courtesy of YouTube.

Amy Alternative Strings' Violin Performance

Students of Amy Alternative Strings' students performing at Galeri Kriya Kulit Jawa Barat (West Java Leather Craft Gallery) on August 2010 in Bandung.

GANIATI

Ganiati is the name of a contemporary performing art group from the Indonesia University of Education.

This video is their performance at Bambu Nusantara World Music Festival in Bandung, Indonesia on 18 October 2009. Relevant story is at Bandung Daily Photo.