Articles tagged ‘Sudanese’
Museums in Bandung: West Java
By Barrie | August 2nd, 2008 |
Add a Comment »
Bandung is one of my favourite places in Java and is located in the cool of mountainous areas. It is the capital of West Java and is the fourth largest city in Indonesia and rated the fastest growing city in the country. Most of its residents are Sundanese and the Sundanese language is spoken a [...]
Sundanese Writing System
By Barrie | February 15th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Many ethnic groups across the country, including the Sundanese, are facing the threat of the declining use of their language or writing system. Sundanese leaders are particularly concerned by the fact that while few youngsters use Sundanese at home, fewer still are able to use the Sundanese script.
Miss Tjitjih Theater Group: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | February 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Once the talk of the town, traditional Sundanese play group Miss Tjitjih is struggling to survive. Named after its legendary lead actress back in the 1920s, the group is known for its horror comedy theatrical productions — some of them adapted into films such as Beranak dalam Kubur (Giving Birth in the Grave) and Si [...]
‘Metisagges’ Exhibition: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | September 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Amid the crowded landscape of contemporary art shows in Indonesia in 2007, there have been few textile art exhibitions. Those that were held were run of the mill exhibitions that didn’t break any new technical or aesthetic ground.
Sundanese and the ‘Angklung’ Patent Battle: West Java
By Barrie | September 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The angklung is a bamboo instrument consisting of a number of vertical tubes attached to a handheld horizontal rod that is rattled by the performer. It has become not just an instrument for making music but also for devising political and social protests.
Climbing Gunung Gede in a Day: West Java
By Barrie | August 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Last week, I celebrated Independence Day by coming to a fuller appreciation of the virtue that lay in patience, resilience and managing one’s limitations. Waking up at 3:30 a.m. to drive up to Cibodas where we would start our three-day hike, I was advised by a cell phone text message from the advance team to [...]
Barli Museum: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | July 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Just 110 unsold works of the late artist Barli Sasmitawinata remain in Bandung’s Barli Museum as part of an exhibition held since the painter died earlier this year, aged 85.
House of Sausage: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | July 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A new culinary business in Bandung has hit upon an idea to create a food that would lure an endless stream of visitors — as well as to take advantage of tourists to the West Java capital, located only an hour’s drive from Jakarta.
The Common Carp: Indonesia
By Barrie | July 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The common carp or Cyprinus carpio Linn, named ikan mas in Bahasa Indonesia — though not as stunning as other fish varieties — is a common fish that many people have in their aquariums.
Mango – A Delicious Delight: Indonesia
By Barrie | February 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There is nothing more appealing on a hot day than to have to a cold mango juice, or better still, peeling a mango and slicing it up into a fruit salad. They are one of Indonesia’s most popular fruits.
