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MENAPAKI JEJAK PURBAKALA BANDUNG

TEKS DAN FOTO  I  YOSEA RIYADI PERMANA

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Yosea Riyadi Permana menyajkan lanskap lokasi wisata Pasir Pawon atau lebih dikenal dengan Stone Garden dan Gua Pawon.

Tak dapat dipungkiri bahwa perkembangan dan penggunaan media sosial saat ini sangat mempengaruhi aspek apapun. Setelah beberapa waktu lalu Tebing Keraton menjadi trend di media sosial, kini giliran Pasir Pawon (sekarang lebih dikenal sebagai Stone Garden atauTaman Batu) yang menjadi primadona. Kebiasaan user media sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, Instagram dan Path yang mengupload mengenai foto-foto dan informasi mengenai lokasi ini membuat banyak orang berbondong-bondong ke Stone Garden, entah itu untuk mencari tahu mengenai sejarah maupun hanya sekedar berfoto saja. Media sosial juga yang membantu saya untuk bisa hadir ke tempat ini.

Tujuh bulan sudah sejak Agustus 2014 Stone Garden di serbu oleh para wisatawan. Sebelumnya lokasi ini hanyalah sebuah dataran tinggi gunung karst yang berada diantara formasi gunung-gunung karst lainnya di daerah Citatah, Padalarang. Susunan batu yang membentuk formasi unik di Stone Garden lah yang menjadi daya tarik bagi wisatawan untuk datang kemari. Menurut warga sekitar, beberapa bulan sebelum lokasi ini menjadi primadona hampir tak ada orang yang datang ke Stone Garden, hanya beberapa arkeolog yang sudah sejak tahun 1999 lah yang datang untuk meneliti lokasi ini. Di lokasi ini juga terdapat situs lain, Gua Pawon. Gua yang menjadi situs arkeologi pra-sejarah ini berada tepat dibawah Stone Garden. Continue reading “MENAPAKI JEJAK PURBAKALA BANDUNG”

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Arts, Indonesia Jazz Review

The real Java Jazz

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The article first appeared on Indonesia Jazz Review, 17 March 2015.

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Swing Boss Jazz Band dedicated itself since it was founded in 2014 to promote Indonesian vernacular songs in a unique arrangements combining jazz and bossa nova. Given that jazz emerges from an alternative cultural expression of folk songs developed by a particular group of immigrants in the US, the seven members of the band applies similar approach in the modern Indonesia, a diverse country where they can find abundant cultural reference for their works, such as folk songs from the eastern province of Maluku, Sulawesi, to Java. The latter became the theme of their performance in Galeri Indonesia Kaya, Jakarta, on Sunday, 16 March 2015.

Popular traditional Javanese folk songs such as Rek Ayo Rek and Suwe Ora Jamu showcased their creativity to make rural culture more receptive to urban trends. As the host repeteadly uttered in the opening words, “this is the real Java jazz,” alluring to the recently held International Java Jazz Festival 2015, the biggest regular jazz event in the country, but dominated by global pop culture instead of identifying local character. Talking about local identity, exceptional  30 year-old singer Sruti Respati, also in the same spirit to increase the popularity of Indonesian folk songs among the pop-influenced Indonesian public, sang Gundul Pacul and Gambang Suling in a classic style, but in harmony with the band’s play.

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THE ESSENCE OF TAP WATER

The latest data on national water consumption showed a huge supply gap between the national tap water company PAM and the private bottled water companies operating in Indonesia. PAM provided 3.2 billion litres of tap waters in 2013, whereas the bottled water sales in that year reached 20.3 billion litres. The sales number rose to 23.9 billion litres the following year. This indicates that the … Continue reading THE ESSENCE OF TAP WATER

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Benjamin Herman Trio and Daniel von Piekartz Live Concert

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The article first appeared on Indonesia Jazz Review, 6 March 2015.

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Dutch saxophonist Benjamin Herman performed in Jakarta for the first time on 5 March 2015, in Erasmus Huis. Described as a loose, witty, and vigorous player, the free-jazz style Benjamin was one of the most productive jazz players in the Netherlands, having made a dozen solo albums and over a hundred records with all kinds of artists. Continue reading “Benjamin Herman Trio and Daniel von Piekartz Live Concert”

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Architecture, Arts

Award winning Soeman HS Library in Riau

Soeman HS Library in Pekanbaru, Riau, won the 2015 ASEAN Architecture Award, eliminating 19 other building designs from eight Southeast Asian countries. Judges from each country selected the former legislative building of Riau renovated into a five-floor library for its striking amalgamation of the traditional features and the influence of modernity. Decorative sculptures showing the local artistry and life values fill the walls. The exo … Continue reading Award winning Soeman HS Library in Riau

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FIRE IN JIN DE YUAN TEMPLE

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Fire gutted the rear building of Jin De Yuan Temple, Glodok, at 4AM, when the people living in the Chinatown were asleep. The area suffered blackout to prevent electricity catastrophe due to the electrical transformer mounted on a pole located just a few meters away from the blaze. The main buildings, fortunately, remained intact. Jin De Yuan is the oldest temple in Jakarta, a historical building in Chinatown, and a major part of history surrounding the 17th century Chinese overseas settlers in the then Dutch East Indies. For its rich history, the temple has always been a major place of interest in the eyes of both domestic and foreign tourists visiting the Big Durian. Continue reading “FIRE IN JIN DE YUAN TEMPLE”

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WARY AND WEARY PART 3: BLOK G

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Located at the west-end of Tanah Abang textile center, access to Blok G not only poses setback due to the relatively far distances from the central blocks, the chaotic traffic caused by a concentration of public minivans makes the building even harder for visitors to come take a look. Blok G is now in dire condition, but officials said workers are speeding up refurbishment, especially in the third and fourth floor, where estimatedly over 700 kiosks will be ready to use by September. With just a month to go, there is a lot of work to do. Perhaps, the success of mass removal program to clean up streets from street vendors is not about hastening the restoration project in Blok G, but more than that, a sound policy based on thorough studies. Continue reading “WARY AND WEARY PART 3: BLOK G”

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