Belentung Sebagai Identitas Musik Pada Komunitas Konser Kampung Desa Jatitujuh Majalengka Jawa-Barat

Abstract

Belentung is a string instrument made by bamboo inspired by soundscape which is the voice of big toads and also children toys made by a can and thread of mattress. Belentung can be played individually or ansemble. The words “belentung” also refers to the ansemble or music that produced from belentung itself. Belentung ansamble music have four kinds of instrument based on their size and function, such as belentung panggede, panungtun, panembal and pangrecok.

            Belentung made by Komunitas Konser Kampung located in the Jatitujuh village, Majalengka, West Java. Komunitas Konser Kampung has been established since June 26^th, 1987 and have many art activities, such as in music activities, literature and fine arts. Members of this community are artists, humanists and youth generation of Jatitujuh. This community have so many art activities in Jatitujuh village itself and also in the level of region, Majalengka until out of region. The interaction of Komunitas Konser Kampung with other communities and also with the people made this community realized the importance of group identit, especially music identity. Belentung created as a music identity of Komunitas Konser Kampung because of the uniqness of the organology and the characteristic of their musical.

            The qualitative method used to get data in the field, for example observation participate, interview with the local people, documentation and literature study. Ethnomusicology and anthropology approach has been done to analyze and made conclucion.