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Firmansyah,
head of
Sanggar Puja
Betawi who
are keen in
preserving
Gambang
Rancag art.
Credit:
Dharma W.

Preserving

ambang Rancag is one of Betawi cultural
arts which starting to be forgotten. Only
Gambang Rancag Gfew sanggar (cultural studio) that tries
to preserve this art, one of which is Sanggar
Puja Betawi, located in Pekayon, East Jakarta.
from Extinction Head of Sanggar Puja Betawi, Firmansyah, said

Gambang Rancag is an art of singing pantun
(rhyming-poetry) and dancing with Gambang
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Sanggar Kromong music. He didn’t really know when this
art, which influenced by Chinese culture, were
Puja Betawi tries to preserve the art of invented. Although most of the community
Gambang Rancag through Youtube expected the art has already existed before
channel. year 1930.

Firmansyah said only few of sanggars would
play Gambang Rancag these days. “Previously,
there were around 15 sanggars in Jakarta who

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