Jegog is Jembrana’s traditional musical instrument. This instrument consist several sizes of bamboo tubes that are lined up inside a wooden frame. The name of Jegog its self is taken from the biggest instrumental component named Jegogan. Since Jegog is made of Bamboo, it offers something different from most of Balinese musical instruments that are made of metal.

Many people love watching and listening to it. Moreover, when there is a Jegog Mebarung show, a battle of Jegog that is conducted by 2 up to 3 groups in which the groups beat their bamboo in turn, the clapping hand of applauses can be heard during the show. In Jegog Mebarung the who get louder claps is the winner.

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It is rather difficult to trace the origin of Janger. No place in Bali admits to having been responsible for the first janger. The north Bali says it came from south, the south attributed to north. If Bali makes Lombok responsible, Lombok says it learnt from Bali. Some expert said that the janger is derived from Sanghyang dance. The female and male choirs were taken away from Sanghyang Dedari and formed new composition. Some said that janger originated from the song of girls, who picked coffee beans from the trees in North Bali. When they were sitting together during their break in the work, they began to sing together, joined by a few boys and it developed into janger. Other said it was the Balinese answer for Sumatran Rampak Sembilan dance.

Janger dance performance on The Annual Bali Arts Festival 1996

The popularity of this art performance reached its peak in 1960s, when nearly every village and every school in Bali has its own janger group. In that time becoming a successful janger dancer was the dream of every youth. They hummed the janger song all day long, accompanying all their activities.

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Dear All,

In August and September there will be a Legong Festival and Tribute to Anak Agung Gede Mandera and Ni Gusti Biang Sengog and other teachers and their students. This is the outline of the program details will be forthcoming on this list.

Thanks,

Rucina

26 August, opening
Photo - Film exhibit, booklet launch, Reunion of dancers by going to Pura Gunung Sari together;

26 - 27 August evening
Two gamelans bebarungan every night with different dances by different generations of Peliatan Legong musicians and dancers at Balerung;

28 August
Guruhs Sukarnoputra¹s Legong and modern dances -

29 August
Gung Bagus¹s Kebyar, Gung Oka Dalem’s Janger and Gung Ayu Trisna Bulan group’s new Legong (Mintaraga), at Puri Agung Peliatan

End September
Tribute for Gung Kak Mandera, Niyang Sengog and other late Peliatan gamelan teachers ( to the families) and Sekeha Gong Wanita .

Daily photo journal of Bali Arts Festival 2006

Day 20, Thursday, 6 July 2006

Time: 12.00
Event: Janger dance by youth organization from Br. Kerandan Desa Pemecutan Denpasar
Venue: Kalangan Ratna Kanda

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