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Sundanese artists perform at Idul Fitri celebration in London
Iman Jimbot and other Sundanese artists brought the atmosphere of East Java to London during the Idul Fitri celebration.
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Iman Jimbot and his team of Sundanese artists during a performance at the 2018 Idul Fitri celebration in London on Friday, June 15, 2018. (twitter.com/KBRILondon/File)
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man Jimbot and several Sundanese artists participated in the 2018 Idul Fitri celebration on June 15, at the official residence of Rizal Sukma, Indonesian ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, in London.
The first performer on stage, Jimbot presented Sundanese traditional music incorporating a number of musical instruments, including kecapi (zither), suling (flute) and kendang (drum). The Tasikmalaya-born artist also performed several Sundanese religious songs, including “Subhanallah”, “Tahmid” and “Selamat Hari Lebaran".
Supported by artists from the Indonesian Art and Culture Institute (ISBI) in Bandung, West Java, Jimbot also performed other tracks, such as Sting’s “Fragile” and traditional Aceh song “Saleum”. The artist combined traditional Sundanese musical instruments with violin and guitar.
Aside from Jimbot, other artists also joined in the celebration, such as Lili Suparli and Rudi Mukhram, who performed wayang golek (wooden puppet theater) on stage and entertained an audience of around 1,600 people. There was also cianjuran (Sundanese music performance) singer Hendrawati, who was accompanied by a kacapi indung (zither), played by her husband, Matt.
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Berbeda dg thn sblmnya, perayaan #IdulFitri1439H kali ini diisi dg pertunjukan seni #Sunda yg digawangi oleh @imanjimbot & friends yg juga menampilkan #wayanggolek khas #JawaBarat. Masy. #Indonesia pun dimanjakan dg lantunan lagu #Indonesia & pop Barat. @Kemlu_RI pic.twitter.com/wfp53YB8Wd
— Indonesian Embassy-London (@KBRILondon) June 16, 2018
Masy. #Indonesia di #London obati rindu tanah air dg menyantap sajian khas #Lebaran ketupat/lontong, #oporayam #rendang #telurbalado. Hmm..nikmat sekali! Apalagi sambil berkumpul bersilaturahmi dg saudara sebangsa & setanah air. @Kemlu_RI pic.twitter.com/twnV3R13ZK
— Indonesian Embassy-London (@KBRILondon) June 16, 2018
Traditional Indonesian dishes were served, including opor ayam (chicken in coconut broth), ketupat (rice cones) and es campur (fruit served with shaved ice and syrup).
“Kecapi, suling, kendang, wayang golek, jaipong [dance] and cianjuran – all of them are representative of West Java’s uniqueness and all of them are present today,” Rizal said in a press release. “It reminds me of the times when I lived in Bandung in the early 1980s. Although I’m from Aceh, I can really enjoy this Sundanese art.”
Jimbot performed at the 2016 Indonesia Weekend at Potters Field, London. However, although he entertained over 50,000 people at the time, he was dissatisfied as he felt he could have put on a better performance.
“I felt incomplete back then because of the lack of artists I brought,” Jimbot said. “This time I feel like I have been given a second chance to perform better in front of the British people. Hence, our mission to bring Indonesian, especially Sundanese, art to a global audience has been fulfilled. Our mission is ‘From Sunda to the global world, from Indonesia to the global world'.” (wir/wng)
