Traditionally in Java, Gamelan sets have even been thought of to have a spirit of their own. The Gamelan is known in all part of Indonesia particularly southern Sumatra to Sulawesi, Kalimantan to Bali.Ī set of Gamelan is a whole entity, one cannot play instruments of different sets together (because of tuning variations) and one cannot simply play one instrument and get a sense of Javanese gamelan music. There are also the bonang (barung & panerus), family of horizontally placed kettle-like gongs, which gave out a wonderful music when knocked with the ‘knocker’.

drums also known as kendhang (ageng, wayangan, ciblon, ketipung), celempung(zither), Saron (demung, barung, peking), gongs, tabla, bamboo flutes and often a few other instruments. It comes in various types, shapes and sizes. A typical ensemble also has drums, wooden bar percussion instruments, plucked string instruments, bowed string instruments. Gamelan are musical instruments made of brass, iron, or bronze (bronze instruments generally have the best sound). Javanese gamelan does not stress virtuosic displays of musical talent. So, what actually is Gamelan? Gamelan music is a communal art form playing the music requires a strong sense of rhythm and attention to the music of the whole group. Without Gamelan, Kuda Kepang cannot function and won't be complete. The results of this study found that the depiction of Javanese culture appears in the clothes and accessories used which are relevant to the values of struggle, resistance, strength, power, life, and relationships, the depiction of Javanese culture appears in the form of Gamelan art as an instrument of encouragement in resistance, Wayang as a transition between scenes as well as symbols of characters in the story, and Kuda Lumping which symbolizes war, struggle, and suffering, depictions of Javanese culture also appear in the form of language from a Javanese proverb that describes a karma, for evil deeds committed by every human being.Gamelan plays an important role in the performance of Kuda Kepang. This research approach is qualitative with semiotic analysis of Charles Sanders Peirce. This study uses the Social Reality Construction Theory in the mass media. This study aims to determine the depiction of Javanese culture that appears in the Weird Genius 'Lathi' Video Clip using the constructivism paradigm. Javanese culture becomes a concept and theme in Weird Genius' Video Clip 'Lathi'. Culture is a social reality that is packaged by the mass media.

Gamelan jawa kuda kepang