Traditional arts campursari

At first people did not intentionally create art, just make something as a means to express a sense of devotion, fear, respect, joy, compassion, and so are drawn to the occult.

Art of Java experiencing rapid development after receiving the influence of Hindu art. Campursari music genre is one form of the creation of the nation against the gamelan. Campursari has been through its heyday, but now have experienced stagnation. At the beginning of its appearance, campursari had invited the pros and cons of various circles.

One side argues that campursari can destroy tradition, but others said that innovation in campursari absolutely necessary for this music can be accepted in various circles, not only citizens of Indonesia but also in international level. Campursari term known in the early 1970s, when RRI Surabaya station introduced a new event, ie songs that blend musical accompaniment of musical instruments pentatonic and diatonic scale tones.

Campursari is one art form in Java which is a marriage between modern music with ethnic music. Campursari itself actually departed from the traditional arts of Java, where art dipadukannya gising with various musical instruments, both traditional and modern musical instruments, conventional and electrical. Campursari comes from two words that is mixed and cider. Mix the mean melting pot of musical instruments both traditional and modern.

Sari means of experiments that produce other types of rhythm than others. The artists combine two different musical elements of ethnic music instruments of the gamelan and modern musical instruments like electric guitars, bass, drums and keyboards, so it can be said that campursari is the result of crossbreeding of hybrid music between western and traditional music.

This art requires several music players, no less than about ten people to produce a melodious rhythm. The emergence of music campursari initially depart from the original keroncong music style, campursari stick with the basics keroncong.

There are likely to gamelan music, there are likely to keroncong. Campursari processed so as to produce the type of modern Javanese music, the lyrics of the song is still adopting the traditional Javanese lyrics gising though not all.

Campursari initially popularized by Ki Nartosabdho that have a real name Sunarto. He was born in Wedi, Klaten, Central Java, August 25, 1925. Campursari recognize four categories of music that is pelog and slendro which is arranged in gamelan music, as well as major or minor in music keroncong pop.

The biggest obstacle facing campursari music players, most come from within themselves:

1. Still undeveloped soul entrepreneurs.

2. Work ethic that has not adapted to the nature of the entertainment industry.

3. Awareness of communication to meet public needs and the promotion is still very limited.

Campursari strength, namely freedom of expression in it. Freedom can not be obtained from such traditional art performances or klenengan wayang kulit. Freedom of expression is concerned how the song is so passive in the wayang kulit or klenengan dish, while in music campursari a singer can carry a tune with the stand as he swayed. Campursari music itself is a reflection of the strength to survive or to show their existence, we can see that this music is traditional music which is then to innovate by mixing elements of traditional music with modern musical elements.

This innovation is not solely just to attract audiences and to benefit the artist, but this innovation is a form of music Campursari effort to not lose in competition with immigrants music. Music campursari is one of Indonesia's cultural assets that have experienced glory but is now crushed by the times.