Kecak (pronounced [ˈketʃak], alternate spellings: Ketjak and Ketjack) is a form of Balinese music drama, originated in the 1930s and is performed primarily by men, although a few women's kecak groups exist as of 2006.
Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 100 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting "cak" and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where the monkey-like Vanara helped Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. However, Kecak has roots in sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance.
Sep 29, 2010
Kecak Dance
Sep 25, 2010
Foll0w
~I Love HIM I Love HIM
I Love HIM And Wheren He Goes
I'll Follow I'll Follow I'll Follow
I Will Follow HIM
Follow HIM Wherever HE May Go
There Isn't An Ocean Too Deep
A Mountain So High It Can Keep Me Away
I Will Follow HIM
Ever Since HE Touched My Hand I Know
That Near HIM Always I Must Be
And Nothing Can Keep HIM From Me
HE Is My Destiny~
You Are My Everything
~When i kiss your lips
i fell the roaring thunder to my fingertips
and all the while my head is in a spin
deep within i'd in love
you are my everything
and nothing really matters
you are my everything
to see you in the morning
with those big brown eyes
you are my everything
forever and the day i need you close to me
you are my everything~
Sep 24, 2010
Gamelan
A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones,xylophones,drums and gongs: bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.
Vocalists may also be included.
The term refers more to the set of instruments than to the players of those instruments. A gamelan is a set of instruments as a distinct entity, built and tuned to stay together instruments from different gamelan are generally not interchangeable.
The word "gamelan" comes from the Javanese word "gamels", meaning to strike or hammer, and the suffix "an",which makes the root a collective noun. Real hammers are not used to play these instruments as heavy iron hammers would break the delicate instruments.
Prambanan
Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province.
The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
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