Traditional Music & Dance of Indonesia

A traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra and to the set of musical instruments used madw of metal.

A traditional string instrument of Borneo/Dayak-origin that developed in northern, eastern, and central regions of Kalimantan. It is a wooden-base instrument with strings attached, and works in a manner similar to the guitar.

A Sundanese musical instrument made of a varying number of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame producing a resonant pitch

A traditional Minahasan percussion instrument from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, consisting of wooden blades arranged in a row and mounted on a wooden tub

a tube zither, a harp-like traditional music string instrument native to Rote Island of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

A traditional dance from Gayo, Aceh which characterized by its fast-paced rhythm and common harmony between dancers

A traditional danve from Bali accompanied by the chanting of the chorus of men representing an army of monkeys continuously intoning “Cak! Cak! Cak!” or “Keh-Chak" in polyrhythmic sounds during almost the entire performance

A ritualised dance of Java, Indonesia, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta

A traditional Indonesian dance from West Java where the dancers use masks to cover their faces

A traditional danve from Ponorogo which use a huge mask called Singa Barong