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Bogor festival praises God through Sundanese music
Initiated by Talataaki Production, a non-profit organization focused on Sundanese music, the festival saw humanists and Sundanese musicians praying and praising God through traditional music of the region.
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Traditional Sundanese music groups Swara Djiwa Nusantara and Ki Gola play musical instruments that represent Bogor.
(JP/Theresia Sufa)
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he Sunda Land Ethnomusic Festival was held on Oct. 27 at Parahyangan Agung Jagatkarta Temple in Ciapus village, Bogor regency, West Java.
Initiated by Talataaki Production, a non-profit organization focused on Sundanese music, the festival saw humanists and Sundanese musicians praying and praising God through traditional music of the region.
Talataaki Production head Iwan Toruan said the purpose of this festival was to pray for harmony in Indonesia and world peace through kecapi suling, because praying could be done through art.
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Musical styles from other West Java regions such as Subang, Bandung and Cianjur were performed in the festival. Traditional music from Japan, India and China were also showcased by the respective foreign participants.
“This event is a chance to introduce the classic Sundanese kecapi suling to the world, with the hope that this noble art can survive in the future,” Iwan said.
Besides Sundanese musical performances, there were also discussion sessions on the biogeographical regions Sundaland, Lemuria and Atlantis, as well as exhibitions for traditional Sundanese crafts. (iru/kes)
