Tarawangsa is a genre of tradisional music from Sumedang, West Java. This ensamble consist of two musical instrument, the tarawangsa., a bowed stringed instrument and jentreng a plucked stringed instrument. It is purely instrument genre. The sundanese community in Sumedang use this music as part ceremony which honours the rice goddess, Nyi Sri, during the month of Muharam (of Sura). During this ceremony, community cooks bubur sura, a porridge consisting of all the various produce grown in this area. In the evening, there is a performance of Tarawangsa, including musical items which are obligatory part of the ceremony. This performance is accoumpanied by offerings in the form of statue of Nyi Sri, made from the rice plant and other food, including various fruits. After the obligatory numbers have been played, the performance continous with entertainment. This recording is an excerpt of the piece Pangamat played by Supriya (tarawangsa) and Anik (jentreng) from the village of Cihanyir, North Sumedang.
(Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan Depdikbud Republik Indonesia, 1998, Traditional Music of the Archipelago Volume 1)
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