CULTURAL ARTS "KOTEKAN LESUNG" (STAMPING DIMPLES or STAMPING MORTAR)

Cultural art kotekan lesung, has existed since the days of our ancestors were centuries occurred in various parts of the archipelago, only the names are different. Some are named stamping mortar, Gejok mortar, mortar and other jumengglung. Music is synonymous with rural farming communities or indeed their livelihoods are farmers (agrarian society). Society at that time was still very harmonious in life despite a neighboring house with another house so far as it is now a full walkin crowded. Hand in hand, work together, with a sense of sincerity withoutreward, just eat and even then if there is, such as setting up home, there is a celebration, communal work environment all but nonexistent sense had done with sincerity and a sense of responsibility. Stamping lengsung originally came from a nurtured harmony for centuries from generation to generation from the area. Since ancient times no rice milling, so if anyone has any intent certainly upper middle class people, need some people to change the grain / paddy into rice. Well that's where the people who are very closely inter-citizen deliberation. Finally, create a tool that looks like a boat made of wood the size of the tree intact. Then perforated the middle just like a fishing boat. Dimples are used for skinning a rice paddy with the help of tool called alu or antan. Called nutu or ndeplok (pounding rice with a rice pestle).

Well ...... usually show mutual cooperation like this before it begins beating mortar with pestle done with some rhythm, causing a very distinctive sound but beautiful ears, and awaiting the alinnya. After all came the feast held their custom to invoke the blessings of the Lord to have a basic need salvation given by God, led by the village elder. Done festivity direct recording pound rice that has been inserted into the dimples the stretcher. Once the rice is ground into the existing officers who collect the rice is then sifted by officers winnowing rice using tempeh or winnowing tray or nyiru or ... Well a lot of names in Indonesia. Then a mortar filled again with the grain again. so seterusnsnya. The average person involved in this event is the mothers who are aged, they were very excited and happy. At a certain moment of time used to play music from the mortar stamping the rhythm set by the chairman ketekan. Do not be mistaken though the traditional music that is outdated too, has Conduktur / Derigen. Hi .. hi .. hi .. funny. But indeed it is. Leadership was mengantur his men to produce different tones from different angles at the dimples in the pestle. So when combined with one another nice also listen. Especially if you are recording a happy jig, perhaps matching the rhythm of it. Well that's a bit my post tentan art stamping mortar may be rare now we hear only a few areas that still endure today. Hopefully not extinct. Let's preserve. Do not let other peoples preserved.

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