Get To Know Sundanese Traditional Arts
West Java has traditional Sundanese music with Islamic nuances which is still sustainable. Known as Gembyung art. Its distribution area includes Cirebon Regency and City, Kuningan Regency, Majalengka Regency, Subang Regency, Sumedang Regency, Ciamis Regency, Tasikmalaya Regency, and Garut Regency. Gembyung comes from two syllables, namely ‘gem’ and ‘byung’. It means, ‘gem’ is “ageman” which means teachings, guidelines, or understandings embraced by humans, and ‘byung’ means “kabiruyungan” which means certainty to be implemented. So that this art has exemplary values to be used as a way of life. This traditional music art first developed during the spread of Islam. At that time, gembyung was played by santri who were guided by pesantren elders using the main waditra (musical instrument), namely flying (a type of tambourine) as an accompaniment to a song with sacred nuances. The complete art performance consists of waditra, pangrawit (musical instrument player), interpreter kawih (...