JENTRENG RAMPAK ZITHER FROM CIJAURA

     Glare flickering grand stand lamp marks begined it exhibition. Tens audience in that building is even also suddenly voices again. They acclaim to greet begined it title retret time around 3 hours programme opener official consequence clocks comes.

     That's a small part of insident in Pasanggiri Rampak City Level Zither Bandung. The event that take place at building auditorium smkn 10, Cijaura, Bandung, that is held on Foundation Agreement Cangkurileung, Bandung official tourism and Karawitan Sundanese Big Family.  

     City tourism official head slowness bandung, drs HM Askary W Msi, in Saturday (9/9) that is a little disturb concentration entrants. Like appear in first entrant whimp,  Chandra Earth Groups, moment girded to rise stage. At left corner under grand stand, they are seen busy to settle return modern Sundanese clothing utility. From begin sal head, collar shawl until configuration to return trousers so that seen good. They also  self mutual meremas-remas return his arms begin mute because too long. But such, that group is not shows a little even also stiff taste when stage. Even, a the staff that named nita be principal attention. Besides he only woman from seven members Chandra Earth, Nita also can to wash onlooker into the zither game.

     With wear clothing kebaya young coloured young girl kind is escorted smile at the lip not ever stop, the curved radius picks sometimes pinch nimble zither fine wires. with three the friends in zither, augmenting the other in kendang, goong and flute, student SMKI that is fluent and tidy pick melody string and bass zither in two songs whom he and the friend plays.

     Their first plays obligatory song" Bandung" (creation mang koko) with take pelog liwung as the barrel. Meanwhile salendro madenda they choose as barrel to creative  perfoming choice song have a title" Es Lilin”, mother creation mursih.

     For commitee chairman the pasanggiri rampak zither, Engkos Warnika, race activity is conducted besides in the effort" ngamumule" Sundanese culture art also to born as place of birth sundanese good zither pickers.

     "Up to now still scarce person Bandung original clever and famous because play zither. Despite of at bandung, majority they (are zither picker, red) originally from outside region, " he said to stand.

     Other again tatang Benyamin Koswara, foundation elders Cangkurileung, Bandung. With activity pasanggiri like that he even have an itch to can make zither tradisional castanets as popular as guitar as a means of modern music.

     "We want this activity can push children and boy like zither likes them like guitar. the coarse, moment gathering there is no guitar, zither even also so them play."

     Only, Tatang said, that aim is very difficult reached when there is no aid from local government like promotion aid. Because such as those which happen in this presentation, tatang admit government apparatus enthusiastic undercommunication at district level very influences in the minimum race entrant.

     "Besides the first time held, illumination undercommunication and apparatus promotion at district level to the member causess only seven entrant list. That is even also three postpone self because hindered present at the (time) of time comes up."

     Meanwhile Drs Askary said will strive for so that pasanggiri rampak kecapi (zither) will be annual arena routine will be held at flower city. This related tight with city government confession that will make bandung as culture city in 2008 coming.

     May done, sir,  and not late appropriate plan. (Rochmat Darodjat)