BANTEN CULTURE

Buhun Angklung is a traditional musical instrument Lebak, Banten province. Named Buhun because art is born simultaneously with the presence of the people Baduy. Buhun means old, ancient (old-fashioned). Angklung Angklung is old Buhun become heirloom art Baduy. Art is considered to have magical value (kekuaan unseen) and sacred. In addition, this art has significance as a connector mandate to maintain generation Baduy.

Gubrag Angklung is one of the traditional arts that are rare, but the villagers Kemuning, District crackle?? Tangerang District is to preserve the art of Angklung gubrag on circumcision ceremony, marriage and pregnancy salvation. In the past the arts Angklung gubrag conducted during the rice planting rituals with the intention that the rich harvest.
Instruments used 6 pieces using black bamboo angklung, each has a name: seeds, seedlings children, engklok 1, engklok 2, gonjing and panembal, equipped with martial drums and flute trumpet. On top of angklung associated ribbon from flower pleat, pleat and flowers according to the trust the water that comes from the angklung is believed to be medicinal and fertilizer plants. All players stand not dance unless dogdog lojor drummers beating while ngibing accompanied by several female dancers with kebaya costume and fabrics.

Bendrong Lisung is one of the traditional arts of Cilegon-Banten, which grow and thrive for generations in society today. Initially this art is a local tradition dalammenyambut Harvest. The goal is to express happiness over the efforts made​​, and that has resulted.
During its development, not only ditampulkan Bendrong Dimples on Harvest reception, but also displayed at events marriage party or inauguration ceremony. Bendrong Dimples Dimples or musical combines lisung (where pounding rice) with other music played by several people.

Debus is a performance art that shows the game immune to the punch, stab, slash and sharp objects. In pertunjukanya, Debus many displays aktraksi immune players liking. In the reign of sultan ageng Tirtayasa around century-17 (1651-1652), Debus focused as a tool to evoke the spirit of the warrior in the fight against the invaders. In further developments, Debus be one part of a variety of cultural arts offerings that art is much loved by the community as a rare and exciting entertainment in Banten, Debus game develops in swampy district, Pandeglang, city and town cilegon attack.

Dogdog is a musical instrument made of round logs , given the center cavity , but both ends have ruasnya spheres of different diameter ( ± 12 ? ? 15 cm ) with a length of ± 90 cm . At the end of most large sphere covered with goat skin that has been dried and tied with bamboo circular dipaseuk / wedge to adjust the sound or noise . The resulting sound will sound dog dog dog ( in the ear Sundanese ) . Therefore, this tool is named Dog Dog . While the word oval or lodor lojor means commensurate with the length of the word . So dogdog lojor tantamount to dogdog length .This art flourished in the southern part of Lebak Banten , with players numbering 12 people . At first this lojor dogdog performing arts , performed as a complement for the implementation of traditional ceremonies such as the Seren Taun , charity or ruwatan earth . Therefore , the show dogdog lojor carried solemnly . In line with the times , the show dogdog lojor done with joy so that it develops into a performing arts entertainment and folk games . 

Saman art also called Dhikr Maulud is traditional folk art Bantam especially in Pandeglang using motion media and song (vocals) and sung poems glorify and praise to Allah's Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad. based literature as it pertains called Dhikr Saman Saman meaning that eight and was first stated by Shaykh Saman from Aceh.
Saman dance is derived from the Sultanate of Banten which brought the scholars in the 18th century as a religious ceremony to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad in Maulud, but the subsequent development can also be done on selametan circumcision ceremony, wedding or selametan home.
Dhikr art player Saman amounts to between 26 to 46 people. 2 to 4 people as a vocalist who recited poems Book .

White Crocodile traditional art that developed in the village curugdahu kadubeureum village districts padarincang kabupatne attack , accompaniment ngarak white alligator is usually conducted in the purpose submitting materials celebration that characterizes the local area , where the purpose of the celebration so arranged on a bamboo tree which formed the framework like a crocodile, with a length of 8 to 10 meters , with a decorated coconut leaf . White alligator played in its entirety by 40 people, of which 4 male players are in charge of holding the banners as a barrier line, the very front 2 and 2 again as banner holders , 1 person as the audience puller , behind 10 people as dancer village fathers , the bride and groom stood flanked by the parents that is equipped with an oversized umbrella carrier . In the middle there are 4 people as bearers white crocodile should be able to properly play the white alligator , crocodile handler under control seoranag called ma Ijah , white crocodile dance is accompanied by 14 people rudat music player , with a device consisting of : Gending pariah ria , kemplongan , and gembrung . 

Pantung Bamboo is a traditional musical instrument of society cilegon bamboo an average diameter 10cm, length 80cm, jointed two with a hole in the middle and tongued slashed with three strings pitched four scales. In one group of bamboo poem takes at least three quatrains consisting of rhyme melodies tread drum, bass drum and rhymes rhyme rhythm patingtung. At first music was played poem in times when the farmers unwind after work in rice field, with simple bamboo equipment can cause rhythm entertaining. In the current development of musical instruments "Poem" has been in collaboration with other musical instruments such as music patingtung, rudat, big flies, and so on. This poem is now also used to accompany songs and dances.

Terebang Gede is one of the traditional arts of Banten which proliferated at the time the missionaries spread the teachings of Islam in Banten, therefore the art of flying big growing rapidly in boarding schools and mosques.
This art is called fly big as one of his main musical instrument is a large fly (big). At first the art of flying big serves as a means of propagation of the religion of Islam, but later developed as rituals such as: ngarak panganten, ruwatan home, thanksgiving babies, intent earth, and also entertainment.
Big fly normally played by some of the men who have made ​​up Drummers elderly fly big (big), interrupted drummers, drummers pengarak, kempul drummers, drummers koneng, accompanied by sholawatan prophet in Arabic or Java. 

Rampak Bedug is a percussion instrument presentation, which is the sound of the drum of various sizes. There are four red cloth tied blue drum, which is beaten by a player who stands in the middle. In the suburbs, the group chimed in with the drum music of various sizes. Every now and then the sound came from the mouths of the players, similar to the sound of brass. However, there was no wind instruments dish. Which sounds, drum sounds and the harmony between tradition vocalists each answer. Art Rampak drum originated from the habit of residents around the village, beating the drum when the meal in the month of fasting. Which is then used as a platform to compete hard hitting drum. As a result there was a meeting between them, clashing drum strength. Bantam Rampak dance drum played by mass. At first glance, dance-like movements of the Aceh region .