Royaume de Kedirithumb|Statue de Vishnou d'époque Kediri Kediri ou Daha était un royaume de l'est de Java, dans la région de l'actuelle ville de Kediri. Les inscriptions sur plaque de cuivre sont une des sources par lesquelles ont connaît l'histoire de Java. On sait qu'en 907 , le roi Balitung (règne 899-910) étend son pouvoir depuis le centre vers l'est de l'île, et que le roi Mpu Sindok transfère définitivement sa capitale dans l'est.
SandiwaraSandiwara (Indonesian term for: "drama") is a genre of traditional theatrical drama of Indonesia. In general, it refers to any kind of drama or theatrical performances, and literally sandiwara means "to pretend" or "to act". However, the term is often used to describe a genre of traditional drama of West Java. Sandiwara Sunda is a type of sandiwara performed in Sundanese and presenting Sundanese themes, folklores and stories. It is quite similar to Javanese ketoprak or wayang orang.
TubanTuban is a town located on the north coast of Java, in Tuban Regency (of which the town is the administrative capital), approximately west of Surabaya, the capital of East Java. Tuban Regency is surrounded by Lamongan Regency in the east, Bojonegoro Regency in the south and Rembang Regency, Central Java in the west. Tuban town covers and in mid 2022 had an officially estimated population of 84,722. As an ancient town, Tuban is of considerable historical and cultural value.
GarutGarut est une ville de Java occidental en Indonésie, capitale du kabupaten de Garut. Elle est située à environ au sud-est de Bandung. Fichier:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Monumentale trap naar bordes van het sanatorium te Garoet. TMnr 60002524.jpg|Le sanatorium de Garat en 1920 Fichier:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hoofdweg van Garoet links de apotheek Preanger TMnr 10014985.jpg|Rue de Garat en 1936 Fichier:Candi cangkuang.jpg|Le temple Cangkuang à Garat Fichier:Garut-westjava-indonesia-daytime.
SekatenSekaten (ꦱꦼꦏꦠꦺꦤ꧀; from the Arabic word syahadatain) is a week-long Javanese traditional ceremony, festival, fair and pasar malam (night market) commemorating Mawlid (the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), celebrated annually started on 5th day through the 12th day of (Javanese Calendar) Mulud month (corresponding to Rabi' al-awwal in Islamic Calendar). The festivities usually took place in northern alun-alun (square) in Yogyakarta, and simultaneously also celebrated in northern alun-alun of Surakarta.
ReogReog or Réyog (ꦫꦺꦪꦺꦴꦒ꧀) is a traditional Indonesian dance in an open arena that serves as folk entertainment, contains magical elements, the main dancer is a lion-headed person with a peacock feather decoration, plus several masked dancers and Kuda Lumping. Reog is one of the performing arts from the northwestern region of East Java and Ponorogo is the region where Reog originated. The city gate of Ponorogo is decorated with warok and gemblak, two characters who were present at the time when Reog is performed.
Gong chimeA gong chime is a generic term for a set of small, high-pitched bossed pot gongs. The gongs are ordinarily placed in order of pitch, with the boss upward on cords held in a low wooden frame. The frames can be rectangular or circular (the latter are sometimes called "gong circles"), and may have one or two rows of gongs. They are played by one to four musicians, each using two padded sticks to strike them. They are an important instrument in many Southeast Asian musical ensembles, such as Indonesian gamelan, kulintang, or Thai pi phat.
Jaap KunstJaap Kunst est un musicologue néerlandais né à Groningue le , et mort à Amsterdam le . Après des études à l'Université de Groningue, il découvre la musique indonésienne à Bandung, ville d'Indonésie située dans l'ouest de l'île de Java. Musicologue au service d'archéologie des Indes orientales néerlandaises à partir de 1930, il rassemble une importante collection d'instruments et d'enregistrements, et entreprend plusieurs tournées de conférences à travers le monde. À partir de 1942, il enseigne l'ethnomusicologie.
