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To Survive in Pandemic Time
Before COVID-19 pandemic hit Jakarta,
“Previously, there were Firmansyah recounted, Gambang Rancag
around 15 sanggars in artists usually performed in any occasions like
Jakarta who often perform in celebration party or regular staging in Setu
Gambang Rancag art.” Babakan.
The maestro of Gambang Rancag and father of
Firmansyah, Firmansyah, Djali Jalut, said today he can’t feel
Head of Sanggar Puja Betawi the euphoria of Gambang Rancag performance
as merry as it was in old times. “It’s indeed hard
[to feel it] these days. It’s even hard to keep it
exists,” he admitted.
Nevertheless, Firmansyah believes there are
many ways to preserve the art, especially during
this pandemic time. One of them is to introduce
the art through social media. He often published
videos of his performances to Puja Betawi
often perform the art,” he told JaKita last Youtube channel. That way, he believes there
February. will be no chance for other country to steal and
claim the cultural heritage. “We should not take
According to him, Gambang Rancag is a arts as an ancient thing because there are many
relatively difficult art to perform, since it is a countries who long to have our arts.Don’t wait
combination of three different types of art: until they steal our heritage to appreciate them,”
singing, telling pantun (rhyming-poetry) and said Firmansyah.
acting. Although hard, he said, it should not be gro
a problem.
Instruments for this art are Gambang,
Kromong, Gendang, Krecek, Gong, Tehyan and
Kongahyan. It needs two or three perancag
(people who performs pantun). “There are up
to 10 performers for this art, from the music
players to perancag,” Firmansyah said.
Furthermore, the song played for this
performance can not be random. Usually, they
use song that tells the story of Betawi figures
like Pitung, Angkri, Centeng or those that tells
the situation of people in Jakarta.
Firmansyah, the fourth generation artist for
Gambang Rancag, said the art is not merely
about the performance of pantun and
Gambang Kromong music, but also for acting
and comedy.
3rd EDITION 2021
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