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Traditional music, rare instruments take the limelight at Ethno Music Festival
The festival boasts an interesting selection of traditional music, from the cheerful tunes of Minangkabau’s Talempong Aguang to a healing music ritual from Central Sulawesi.
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Nostalgic tunes: Irama Jakarta performs "keroncong" folk songs at the Etno Musik Festival (Ethno Music Festival) at the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts and cultural center in Central Jakarta on Sunday. (JP/Anggie Angela )
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n the old days, Minangkabau women would play music and dance before serving a feast to their guests. While cooking up an array of dishes, the women would joke around, dance and play a set of talempong (small kettle gongs) and aguang (large gong), as well as some kitchen utensils like pans, glasses, and plates.
Minang Sakato, a group of musicians from Lima Puluh Kota of West Sumatra, will relive the lively tunes and cheerful ambiance of Talempong Aguang at the Etno Musik Festival (Ethno Music Festival) at Graha Bakti Budaya of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) arts and cultural center in Central Jakarta.
Running from Sunday until Thursday, the festival presents 24 music groups from across Indonesia and Asia, a series of music discussions and an exhibition of rare traditional musical instruments.
Among the local performances are keroncong music by Keroncong Irama Jakarta, the Ndundundake friendship dance from Manggarai of East Nusa Tenggara and the Tindua healing music ritual from Kaili tribe in Central Sulawesi.
The festival features three international performers: a Philippine traditional music group, Chinese string music group HU and Malaysia’s Ong May Yi and Teo Jian Xiang, who will perform Malay music
The Ethno Music Festival was initiated by the music committee of the Jakarta Arts Council in an effort to promote Indonesia’s musical heritage.
