Gending Banyumasan

Gending typical songs very Banyumasan coloring a variety of traditional arts, it can even be said to be typical, especially with the various results of his new creations are able to show the rhythm and dialect Banyumasan. Other distinctive features include a kind of poem containing “parikan” contain witty satire, a more dynamic rhythm than the rhythm of the Yogya-Solo even closer to the rhythm of Sunda. The contents of his verse generally contain advice, humor, describes the state of Banyumas region and contain social criticism. Banyumasan gising Songs can be played with regular gamelan calung bamboo. As with Java in general gising rhythm, rhythm gising Banyumasan also know slendro and pelog barrel.

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Lengger-Calung

Traditional art-calung Lengger grow and develop this region. As the name implies, the dance-calung Lengger consists of Lengger (dancer) and calung (bamboo gamelan), dance movements are very dynamic and lively rhythm calung. Among the typical dance movements include movement Lengger geyol, gedheg and throw Sampur.

Dance Lengger
Formerly a dancer Lengger is a man who dressed as a woman, now the dancers are generally pretty woman while her male dancers as a clown is just a complement that serves to enliven the atmosphere, clowns usually comes in mid-performance.

Number of dancers Lengger between 2 to 4 people, they have to dress up in such a way that looks very attractive, hair bun head, neck upper chest is usually opened, or scarf usually worn around Sampur , wearing a cloth / jarit and Stagen. Lengger dance to the rhythm typical of the lively and dynamic Banyumasan to be dominated by hip movement so it looks very adorable. Equipment calung gamelan consists of xylophone barung, xylophone successor, dhendhem, kenong and gongs which are all made of bamboo wulung (black), while the drum or drum the same as regular drums. In a presentation accompanied vocalist calung better known as sinden. One group calung require a minimum 7 members consisting of gamelan and dancers / Lengger.
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