After being cut down, Bamboo is stored at least a year
Angklung paglak is believed to be the first art on Earth Blambangan. The art played by four people appeared in the community since around the year 1890 ago. The sound of angklung sounds so melodious in Kemiren Village, Glagah District, that morning (17/3). The lilting rhythm makes the nuances of art even more thick covering the Osing traditional village, which is also known as the tourist village.
The longer it is heard, The rhythmic chanting of a musical instrument made of bamboo makes the heart even more. People will be more interested in finding out where the sound is coming from. It turns out, That very beautiful voice came from the terrace of a house located on the side of a local village road, precisely in the village of Kedaleman, RT 1/RW 2, Kemiren Village, Glagah District. When approached, a middle-aged man is engrossed in playing the traditional musical instrument.
It was later discovered, middle-aged man who at that time wore a white shirt and black pants, it's named Andi Supandi, 54, local people. As usual, see something interesting to present to the reader, The Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi reporter immediately expressed his intention to interview Andi Supandi. "Please. I will answer what you asked. I have quite complete literature on the origin of Banyuwangi angklung,"said the man who is familiarly called Andik.
In short, Andik also explained at length the history of the musical instrument known by the people of Banyuwangi as the angklung paglak. according to her, Angklung paglak is the first art on Earth Blambangan. Angklung paglak which is usually played by four people, it was first introduced by Mbah Kebo alias Mbah Buang around the year 1880. Mbah Kebo is a resident from Bali who because of his family problems in his homeland, he moved to Banyuwangi and then settled in the area that is now known as Kampung Bali, Kelurahan Pengajuran, Banyuwangi District.
Andik added, in the next development, precisely during the leadership of the Regent of Notodiningrat, namely an official from Malang who served in Surakarta and then was transferred to Banyuwangi by the Dutch, a resident found a gamelan made of bronze (gender). The resident then handed over the gender he found to the regent. From the hands of the regent, The gender was then handed over to Mbah Kebo. “By Mbah Kebo, The gender is then combined with angklung paglak.
Become a Balinese angklung or what is now better known as angklung caruk,"said this original Osing humanist. Why is it called angklung caruk? According to Andik, it's because every time the show, There are two Balinese-Balian angklung groups that are brought together (scratched). "That's when we met, two groups competing. Even to the point of using witchcraft. Nah, Mbah Kebo does not agree with the unfair competition. Finally, she fused the gender she had and added bronze.
Be a gamelan," he said. It says, Mbah Kebo then founded the first Janger group in Patoman Village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District. At that time, wiyogo (gamelan) and the janger costume adopts Balinese culture. However, The Janger player is originally from Osing. While antawacana (dialog) using Kawi or Javanese ngoko. "So, Janger Banyuwangi is a blend of Balinese ethnicity, Osing, and Java," he said. Back to the story about angklung, even though Mbah Kebo left the arts community, but the art of angklung caruk still survives in the community.
Even, This art is still sustainable today. Only, added Andik, the art of angklung caruk today is no longer colored by attacking each other using magic. Investigate a probe, besides knowing the many origins of the art of angklung paglak, Andik is also good at making musical instruments made of bamboo. He explained, almost all types of bamboo can be made into angklung, as long as the bamboo grows on dry land, like rock, rocky land, and so on.
"The process must be correct". Bamboo should not be heated in direct sunlight so that the sound is buzzing and bassy,he said. Another absolute requirement to make angklung, bamboo must be cut down in the eighth month of the Christian calendar. Because, in August, no shoots appear (bamboo shoots) on a clump of bamboo. "If bamboo shoots appear, mature bamboo stalks contain a sweet substance to "feed" the bamboo shoots. So if it is cut down, then the mature bamboo is susceptible to disease which Banyuwangi residents call powder," he explained.
Still said Andik, Banyuwangi people also believe that it is best to cut bamboo for angklung on Saturday at the Pahing market. Because, Saturday Pahing has the highest calculation, i.e. Saturday = 9 and Pahing = 9. "Besides that, Pahing is a bitter market. So bamboo sticks are not easily attacked by powder,“details. After felling, bamboo sticks should be placed in a place that is protected from direct sunlight for a year.
The storage cannot be done by default. Bamboo sticks must be placed in a standing position (vertical) so that the water content goes down. Meanwhile, if placed in a horizontal position, then the water content will shift to the side. After being stored for a year, the raw material for angklung bamboo is cut every two segments. The bamboo pieces are then stored in the pogo (a storage area such as a bamboo shelf that is placed under the kitchen roof) for three months and ten days.
After that, then the bamboo can be processed into angklung. Andik admits that his angklung has arrived in the hands of a number of buyers from all over the country, especially from artists. “The price of one angklung varies, between Rp 300 thousand to Rp 5 million. Depends on the size and level of difficulty of the process,”He explained. Andik explains, angklung for Rp 5 million, pole (caglak)-it uses carved wood, and the tebeng uses a certain mascot.
For example, the mascot is infatuated and others. "The carving in Caglak Angklung is usually a snake with the head of a puppet character. It is a symbol of art, not a symbol of the people of Banyuwangi. Human-headed snake symbol, it contains the meaning of manunggaling kaula gusti, namely the desire of artists to get closer to God through art. That's why the symbol is often found in the crown of gandrung, barong, and others," he concluded. (radar)
