Soesilo Soedarman Museum
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Soesilo
Soedarman Museum is located at the Village of Gentasari, Distric of Cilacap, in
Central Java Province, Indonesia. Soesilo Soedarman Museum was inaugurated in the
year of 2000 in honor of the late General Soesilo Soedarman (1928 – 1997), a
prominent Indonesian military leader and one of the Indonesia’s distinguished
citizens. Soesilo Soedarman graduated with honor from the Yogyakarta Military
Academy Class of 1948, and was swearing in as a Second Lieutenant by
Ir.Soekarno, the Indonesian first President, on November 28, 1948. He served in
the Indonesian Cavalry Corps.
During
his 40 year of military career (1945-1985), he served distinctly as a field
commander, an Operation Officer, a Staff Officer, served in various Military
Schools, as the Defense Attache in Washington-USA, as a General Staff at the
Indonesian Armed Forces Headquarter, and as a Commander of the Sumatera and
West Kalimantan Defense Regional Command (1981 – 1985). He saw military
campaigns in West Java, West Sumatera and South Sulawesi. He also received
military trainings in the Netherland, at the United States of America and at
the Soviet Union. Since 1986 until 1997, he assumed public position as the
Indonesian Ambassador to the United States of America (1986-1988), as the
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication (1988-1993) and as the
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (1993-1997).
General
Soesilo Soedarman died on December 18, 1997. He was buried at the Kalibata Hero
Cemetery in Jakarta with full military honor. He survived with his wife,
Widaningsri, and five children. Indonesia went into 3-days National Mourning
and the flag was lowered into a half-staff. For his 52 years of serving the
Nation, Soesilo Soedarman received 25 medals of Honor coming from The Government
of Indonesia, the USA, The Netherland and from The Kingdom of Austria.
The
Museum exhibits memorabilias, articles and photos of Soesilo Soedarman during
his life as an Indonesian Military Officer, during his public service roles and
his role in the communities, among others, as Vice Chairman of the Indonesian
National Sport Committee (KONI), as Member of The Board of Trustees at the
University of Lampung, at the University of General Soedirman in Purwokerto and
at the University of March 11, in Surakarta. He was also chaired the Ki Hadjar
Dewantara Foundation, The Seruan Eling Banyumas (SERULINGMAS) Foundation and
was The Chairman of the Indonesian Armed Forces Retirees Organization
(PEPABRI).
(all pic taken from kaskus.com)
Begalan Arts, The Philosophy of Life
Begalan
is a type of traditional Banyumas art in Banyumas region of Indonesia. This art
is usually performed in a series of wedding ceremony. It is shown when the
groom and his entourage entered the court of the bride house. Word begalan is
similar to robberies in Banyumas language. The interesting part of the art is
the dialogue between the mugged by the robber typically contain criticism and
advice for prospective brides and delivered in a style full of witty humor.
The
ceremony is held when the bridegroom is the eldest son. Begalan art actually is
a combination of dance and the art of speech or the art of clowning with
accompaniment gending (Banyumas local music instrument). As classical dance, the
dance movement is not so attached to certain important benchmark in tune with
the rhythm of the dance movement of gending. This arts consists of 2 dancers,
one to act as a carrier of goods (kitchen appliances), a longer acting as a
robbers. The goods were taken, among others steamer, sieve residue, and winnowing
tray. Their luggage is usually called brenong. Harrier usually carry a wooden
sword.
Costume
players quite simple, they generally wear Javanese cloth. The dialog presented
both players be translated from the language of the symbols items taken, for
example, the fan bamboo, interpreted as a warning to husbands and wives to
distinguish good and bad. Rice means that life requires a container that has a
certain order so it should not be done arbitrarily themselves. Steamers are
cooking appliance or cook rice, it symbolizes that after marriage the way he
thinks should be cooked or baked. Besides enjoying the attractions of dance
skill and gending rhythm, the audience was also treated to interesting of full humor dialogues.
Let’s Play Canang
Friday, October 12, 2012
Canang
is a traditional music instruments belong’s to Gayo, Alas Tamiang and Alas
tribe Aceh Province Indonesia. The people of Aceh called "Canang
Trieng", in Gayo called "Teganing", in Tamiang called
"Harp" and in Alas-called "harp Sports".
It
is made from a fairly old and well bamboo. The creator then made a hole on it.
Holes located on the bamboo segment called kelupak (Alas and Gayo). Number of
rope is not the same in every region. In Canang Trieng there are 5 pieces of
rope (string) is 4 units located adjacent to each other on the left, while a
little big longer located in the right hole. The rope picked using the left
stick, while the right hand plucked string with a nail or left thumb.
There
are three straps lute pieces and there are 4 pieces. While there 4 to 5 pieces
on Olah Harp, which is named the rope itself is gong (large rope near
keleepak), level (1 or 2 pieces of rope that is located in the middle) and
gerindik (most delicate rope or high voice), plucked with a thin bamboo. In
teganing there are 3 pieces of the thin straps located at the far right and far
left rough lies. Each strap is called a sequentially as the cymbals, and gongs
memong. To play teganing you must hit the strings with wooden beater called
peguel.
Almost
all areas in Aceh have Canang tools and has a different meaning and function. Canang
generally well known as entertainment
for children. Usually played after work in the fields or filling spare time.
Surakarta Vastenburg Fort
Vastenburg fort is one of the former Dutch
which is located in the Gladak, Surakarta Indonesia. The fort was built in 1745
by order of the Governor General Baron Van Imhoff. As part of the supervision
of the Dutch against the rulers of Surakarta, the fort was built, as well as
the central garrison. Situated opposite the residence of the governor of the
Netherlands (now the City Hall offices Surakarta) Gladak region.
The form of this fort walls are
protrusions called seleka space (bastion). Around the walls of the fort are the
moat that serves as a protection to the bridge at the front and rear doors. The
building consists of several separate barracks with their respective functions
within the military. In the center of the fort there is open land to prepare
troops for apples flag.
After independence, the fort was used
as a military headquarters to maintain independence. During the 1970-1980's the
building was used as a military training center of Indonesian National Army. In
the context of urban morphology, the castle played an important role to the
link of Solo-Semarang city. The city of Solo in XVIII-XIX period, as the center
of trade and marked the development of the colonial city. Interestingly, these
developments are created in shades of traditionalistic power Surakarta Kingdom.
In that place, the strength of the
Dutch troops were concentrated. There is also a sort of underground bunker
large enough below the castle. The bunker was used to jail the prisoners.
Saman, Amazing Dance Movement
Saman dance is Gayo tribe traditional
dance from Aceh Indonesia. Saman dance generally performed when there is an important
event. Saman dance is also shown on the occasion of Birthday of Prophet
Muhammad SAW (born prophet Muhammad SAW). On 24 November 2011, saman dance has
been designated as the Representative List of Cultural Heritage objects by
UNESCO at the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Cultural
Heritage Protection.
The dance was created by Sheikh Saman
in XIV century AD, from the Gayo highlands Aceh. Originally, this dance is a
game called Pok Ane people. However, then added accompaniment poems containing
praises to God, and accompanied also by a combination of the dancers. At that
time, saman dance become one of the media propaganda. Saman dance reflects the
educational, religious, manners, heroism, teamwork and togetherness.
The Saman dancer is composed of young
men who use custom clothing. In general, saman dance played by a dozen or
dozens of men, but the number must be odd. There is another argument that the dancer
less than 10 people, with details of 8 dancers and 2 as the grantor while
singing. However, the development in the modern era requires that a dance would
be more lively when performed by dancers with higher numbers. To set the
various movements instituted a leader who called sheikh. In addition to
regulating the movement of the dancers, Sheikh is also should sing a song of saman
lyrics namely ganit.
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