Java

Java is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely-populated places on the globe. Java is the home of 60 percent of the Indonesian population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is located on western Java. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the center of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 40s.

Sumatra

Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are shared between Indonesia and other countries) and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538. Its biggest city is Medan with a population of 2,109,330.

Bali

Bali is a province in the country of Indonesia. The island is located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. The province covers a few small neighbouring islands as well as the isle of Bali.

Kalimantan

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo. The Indonesian territory makes up 73% of the island by area, and 69.5% (13,772,543 at the 2010 Census of Indonesia) by population. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei (400,000) and East Malaysia (5,625,000), the latter comprising the states of Sabah and Sarawak. The region within Indonesia is also known as Indonesian Borneo.

Sulawesi

Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and the world's eleventh-largest island. It is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.

Irian Jaya

Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea. In 2003, the Indonesian government declared the westernmost part of the island, around Bird's Head Peninsula, a separate province; its name was first West Irian Jaya and is now West Papua: the remaining part retained the name of Papua (province).

Nusa Tenggara

The Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are a group of islands in the southern Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands. The islands are part of a volcanic arc, the Sunda Arc, formed by subduction along the Java Trench in the Java Sea.

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Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Saman Meuseukat Dance

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Saman Meuseukat Dance
Saman dance is a tribal dance Gayo (Gayo Lues) which is displayed to celebrate important events in custom. Saman dance using poetry in Arabic and Gayo. Also usually dance is also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. In some literature mentions Saman dance in Aceh was founded and developed by Sheikh Saman, a scholar who came from Southeast Aceh Gayo. Saman dance by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List of Man in the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the protection of UNESCO Cultural Heritage No object in Bali, 24 November 2011.
Maskawah who then pronounced "Meuseukat" was originally used as a means of disseminating propaganda ujudiyah understand it. The spread of this art to the South Aceh meuseukat performed by a student who holds Tgk Fansyuri Hamzah. In the Mata Ie in Aceh Besar and then down to the outposts of this area. In the history of Meusekat also came from Central Ace, a sense Meuseukat derived from the word "Mase" (Time) and "lift". That is to raise and lower the arms. The origin meusekat consists of "Marjanji" (poem), in houses of worship, which also coincided with Saman Gayo. And in 1975 Drs. Ichsan Ibrahim combines elements of Saman and Meuseukat, so were created as treasury Meuseukat Saman Dance Studio Cut Nyak Dien, and Meusekat Saman dance was played by female dancers. 

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Monday, 17 September 2012

Seudati Dance

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Seudati Dance from Aceh.
Seudati dance is a dance that originated from the name of the province. Seudati derived from the Creed, which means witness / testify / recognition is no god but Allah, and Muhammad the messenger of Allah.

This dance also includes the category Tribal War Dance or Dance War, in which his verse is always inspiring young Acehnese to rise up and fight the occupation. Therefore, this dance was banned in the Dutch colonial era, but now the dance is allowed to return to the National Arts and Indonesia.

Dance is a symbol of motion Seudati heroic and full of joy, as if showing an expression of triumph from the battlefield. This dance symbolizes the way his personality Acehnese remain open, straightforward, dynamic, powerful and heroic, with the typing fingers and chest clapping in unison.

Usually this dance was performed during ceremonies welcoming distinguished guests, weddings and finishes to harvest crops Seudati team by inviting others to match fiance and usually starts at 21:00 pm until dawn. This dance is performed by 8 (eight) dancers and assisted by 2 (two) cahi as a vocalist, which tells about the Islamic da'wah messages, advice-advice and communicate information obtained by the success of a successful society. This dance is often staged and difestivalkan the celebration activities and the activities of parties and other ceremonies.

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