Tanjidor

Tanjidor. Photo Courtesy Sambas

Tanjidor, an original Betawi arts are quite popular in West Kalimantan. Art that has been started since 19th century is the integration tools such as piston wind instrument (a piston cornet), trombone, tenor, clarinet, bass, strings such as violin and Tehyan and musical instruments such as drum perkusi or gendering, tambourine, bedug, kecrek, kempul and gong. Generally, the normal play Tanjidor this is men and Tanjidor always played at the wedding, the procession, even on the cultural events in West Kalimantan.

"Music is played, once the influence of viscous West, Tionghwa, Arabic, Malay, Sundanese, and the arts Tanjidor this rarely seen and should dilestarikan," said observer Kalbar culture, Drs. Satarudin Ramli, to a blessing in kediamannya, not this old. Told Sataruddin, the former Tourism of Pontianak regency called this familiar, the songs were always the players Tanjidor, according to the local term is' Batalion ',' Kramton ',' bananas', 'Delsi,' 'Was No-no', 'Cakranegara,' and 'Welmes'.

"In the Dutch colonial period, and played Tanjidor was normally displayed at entertainment events of the people," said the father of five children. In addition, Tanjidor also be on the alert HUT RI independence and some of the government.
"The day, the less the desire to learn this art Tanjidor. In Jakarta alone, the arts Tanjidor into one of the extra kulikuler school children, why do schools have in West Kalimantan are also not to make the traditional art as one of the ekskul in school, "said Sataruddin.