Arts and Culture Jakarta (Betawi)

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Indonesia is a country that has many islands that kelilingin by the sea and each region has a different art and culture as well. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The average population of Jakarta is the big people from Jakarta or the Betawi tribe. But now there are many people outside Jakarta who live in the city of Jakarta because Jakata is a metropolitan city and overseas city for those who want to find a job bahnkan want to change the fate in overseas.

Although known as a metropolitan city, Jakarta has many arts and cultures in it, especially those originally from the city of Jakarta or the Betawi tribe. Jakarta is indeed the capital of the State of Indonesia but Jakarta will never be separated from the arts and culture that exist and involves in it. I will try to make an article and explain some art and culture that exist in Jakarta or Betawi tribe.

Arts and Culture Jakarta (Betawi)
Jakarta has a wide variety of arts and cultures, and follows some of the arts and cultures in Jakarta:

Custom home
Traditional house from Jakarta is named kebaya house. The roof form of the house is a sloping shield that is continued with a more sloping saddle roof, especially on the terrace. The building is in the form of a house on stage and some are on the ground with elevated floors. There is a large yard and there is a fence outside the house. The shape is simple and made of wood with a typical carving of betawi with the shape of the box house (built on the ground berbetuk box). This house consists of living room, family room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and extra large terrace.

Traditional clothes
Traditional clothes Jakarta is divided into traditional clothes for women and laiki-lali. For men usually use koko shirt, batik pants, glue or sunglasses are placed on the neck and caps are used, while women use short-sleeved bridal clothes or kebaya, by using a sarong batik cloth and using a veil. For pakaina when the wedding men wear clothes made Hajj way. The groom's dress includes a cloak and headgear, while women are made in Chinese-style makeup with brightly colored blouses. Her subordinates use a petticoat or are called a dark-colored Kun with a mermaid model. Color that is often used black or red heart. As a complement the head is used with a rocking shake hong bird motif with fake bun, equipped with a veil on the face.

Dance Arts
Betawi or Jakarta has a dance arts in the area, including:
Mask dance. This dance has long been known as a traditional dance from betawi. The art of dance is usually in the title when there is a wedding, circumcision event and pay vows. In Topeng Betawi, the dancers wear masks and tell stories through the art of motion. Now Betawi mask dance is much dikreasikan, so Betawi Dance was more diverse.








Cokek Betawi Dance. This one betawi dance is carried by cukongs or rich Chinese peranakan masters. This cute dance is accompanied by Gambang Kromong music. Cokek Betawi dance outfit is somewhat similar to dances in China. His trademark of this dance is a gentle-geol rocking shake.




Music
There are some typical Jakarta music such as:
Gambang Kromong. This musical art is a fusion of local musical arts with China. This can be seen from the musical instruments used, such as stringed instruments from China named Kongahyan, Tehyan and Sukong. While Betawi musical instruments, among others; Gambang, kromong, kemor, kecrek, drum kempul and gong. Gambang Kromong art evolved in the 18th century, especially around the Tangerang area.

Tanjidor. Tanjidor is a Betawi art in the form of orchestra. This art has been started since the 19th century. The musical instruments used usually consist of the incorporation of inflatable musical instruments with, stringed instruments and percussion instruments. Usually this art is used to bring the bride or in the parade event.






Self-defense
Betawi or Jakarta has its own type of martial art called Pencak Silat. Martial arts are played by 2 people who play by using a typical clothing betawai using koko clothes, a typical belt of betawi and using a peci. Usually this martial arts used as equipment at weddings or other performances.






Art
Here is another art in Betawi or Jakarta:
Ondel Ondel. Ondel-ondel is a fine art of puppets whose height reaches about ± 2.5 m with a diameter of ± 80 cm, this doll is made of woven bamboo so it can be borne from the inside by the person who brought it. The doll is worn and played by the person who brought it. On his face in the form of a mask or with a head that was given hair made from fibers. Ondel-ondel men's faces are usually painted in red, while the women are painted in white.



Lenong. Lenong is a drama performances with musical alumna kromong gambong and added element jokes with jokes without the plot of the story


Above are some of the arts and cultures that exist in Jakarta or Betawi. There are still many arts and cultures in Jakarta. All that can be found by browsing. Indonesia is indeed rich in arts and culture in every region, but with different arts and cultures of each region make Indonesia diverse and not make it all a problem or conflict, namu make Indonesia one and respect each other differences. And as a student we should maintain and preserve the existing culture in Indonesia, especially Betawi culture in Jakarta, do not let this culture disappear eaten by the times due to advances in technology and outside culture that has entered Indonesia.

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