Tanjidor

OrkesTanjidor has grown since the 19th century, flourished in rural areas. According to some information, the orchestra comes from the orchestra that originally fostered the environment mg landlords, such as landlords Citeureup, near Cibinong.

In general, each instrument in the orchestra Tanjidor consisting of wind instrument like a piston (cornet a piston), trombone, tenor, clarinet, bass, percussion instruments equipped with a membrane which is usually called a drum or drums. With enough equipment to accompany the wedding march or paraded.

For the performances, especially the place and not moving his tools are often combined with tools such as tehyan friction, and some membranfon like tambourine, drum and drums, plus some percussion instruments such as kecrek, kempul and gong.

Songs are usually sung tanjidor orchestra, according to the local term is "battalion", "Kramton" "Bananas", "Delsi", "Was No-no", "Cakranegara", and "Welmes". In later developments brought more Betawi folk songs like Surilang "Job's Tears and the like, as well as songs by local term known as the Sunda mountain songs, like" Kangaji "," Oncomlele "and so forth.

Tanjidor groups residing in Jakarta area, among others, from the leadership Cijantung Nyaat, Kalisari Nawin leadership, leadership Pondokranggon Maun, Ceger Gejen leadership.

Tanjidor spreading area, except in the suburbs of Jakarta, is in the vicinity of Depok, Cibinong, Citeureup, Cullinan, Jonggol, Parung in Bogor regency, in some places in the district of Bekasi and Tangerang.

As folk art, orchestra supporters Tanjidor especially farmers in rural areas. Tanjidor artists in general can not be the capital of life from the results obtained from the field of art. Most of their living from farming or petty trading.

By supporting community Tanjidor used to enliven a celebration such as weddings, circumcisions, etc., or public parties like to celebrate Independence anniversary. Until the fifties crowds of ordinary Tanjidor performing tour, called "Ngamen". This tour was primarily conducted on New Year's party time, both AD and Lunar.

It should be noted, that in accordance with the changing times and tastes of its supporting community, with regular Tanjidor also brought dangdut songs. There is also a special rendition of the Sundanese Pop-song known as "Winingan musician."