Rindik, Traditional Musical Instruments From Bali

Rindik is a traditional Balinese musical instrument. This instrument is made of bamboo pieces. Bamboo is used to make Rindik is usually the bamboo option, so it is not easy to break and will produce a good sound. This traditional musical instrument is played by being beaten by using the percussion instrument alternately so it will produce a melodious sound.

Function of the Musical Instrument Rindik

In Bali itself, Rindik musical instrument is a traditional musical instrument is quite famous. This instrument is usually displayed as one of the musical instruments accompaniment in a dance performances bumbung. In addition, Rindik is often featured in accompanying the wedding ceremony or reception. The strains of her distinctive voice are perfect for making the atmosphere even more romantic.

Form of Musical Instruments Rindik

Rindik musical instrument is a musical instrument made of bamboo that has been cut into pieces and arranged in accordance with its size. The number of pieces of bamboo usually consists of 11 (eleven) fruits to 13 (thirteen) pieces. Each bamboo fruit has a different size and tone. The larger the size of the bamboo, it will be more low-pitched, Conversely, if the bamboo is getting smaller, then the bamboo will be higher the resulting tone. The bamboo is arranged on a place (pelawah) starting from the lowest tone in the left corner until the highest tone at the right angle.



The tone generated by this Rindik musical instrument is a Pentatonic or Slendro tone, which means it has only 5 main tones. Rindik musical instrument is played by using 2 (two) pieces of batons made of rubber and also has different sizes. Large hammers are usually used in the left hand as well as vice versa. This is because the leftmost tone is lower so that when played there is a balance of tone.

How To Play Musical Instruments Rindik

The way to play Rindik also requires special skills and also a suitable feel. Rindik musical instrument is usually played with both hands, where the function of both is also different. On the right hand to play the kotekan, while on the left-hand plays melody. So that if combined will produce a very melodious sound.



Players of the musical instrument Rindik also distinguished into 2 (two) kinds, the first to play the principal of the song or gendhing, and the other to play sangsih. If both are combined then it will produce a very harmonious sound. In the game of this instrument, there is also a punch technique called ngundil, which is a punch technique done with the left-hand sangsih player where the punch will intersperse the blow from the left hand of the principal player who has been varied. In the dance performances, the technique is often called jegog.

Development of Musical Instruments Rindik

In its development, Rindik music instrument became one of the more traditional musical instruments that are more flexible and have more functions. Besides can be used as a dance accompaniment, Rindik music instruments can also be displayed as musical performances such as for wedding reception and reception. It can also be displayed at cultural festivals, welcoming large guests and at other cultural events.

Butterfly Dance, Traditional Dance From Bali

Butterfly dance is one of the traditional dances originating from Bali. According to the Balinese dance historical record, this butterfly dance was created by I Wayan Beratha in 1960. I Wayan Beratha is a Balinese Dance artist born in 1926, in Banjar Belaluan Denpasar. He currently resides in Banjar Abian Kapas Kaja. I Wayan Beratha is living and big in the family environment of Balinese artists. His grandfather, I Ketut Keneng (1841-1926) was also a great Balinese artist of his time.



His grandfather was a gamelan musician and also pagambuhan. Because of the greatness of his name and his work, most of his life was dedicated to the family of Puri Denpasar, as a favorite artist from King I Gusti Agung Ngurah Denpasar until the Puputan Badung War erupted in 1906. So deserve the great artist's blood then flowed in I Wayan Beratha and created a work - great for the people of the island of Bali and Indonesia.



Butterfly dance is a kind of female group dance that is played by 5 women or more. This dance describes a blue butterfly animal or a flying tarum and perched from one flower to another.



Philosophically, this butterfly dance is a depiction of beauty, peace, and also the exotic island of Bali. The graceful movement and dynamic and charming motion composition make the butterfly dance slightly different from the nuances created by other Balinese dances, making it more peaceful to feel at the time of watching it.



The blend of costume colors between dark and bright fabrics like golden, blue, and dark green and glittering crowns with golden knickknacks, illustrates beauty in contrasting differences. As in the beauty of nature, the variety of artwork, social conditions, culture and beliefs of Balinese society are united in the harmony of motion. The music accompaniment also uses Balinese gamelan, there is a harmony of tone with soft bar. Not stomping like a Kecak dance.



The meaning of the butterfly dance above is a reflection of Beratha's very open-minded way of thinking, he seeks to discard regional fanaticism despite not entirely abandoning the peculiarities of Balinese culture. In terms of karawitan art, from 1957 to 1959, he began to tap the blending of gambelan colors that penetrated deeply into regional patterns. These patterns are thought to be due to a competition in the days of kings that lasted until the colonial era. So he ventured to study the North Balinese karawitan and taught the karawitan of South Bali throughout Bali. Then along with I Cede Manik, I Wayan Beratha became the bridge between the style of art of karawitan Bali South and North which is certainly reflected from every dance he created.



What I Wayan Beratha does with Balinese culture is not an attempt to destroy tradition or destroy the traditional artistic merit, but just a novelty that traditional art in Bali can find its world in tandem with the development of the times.