THE ART OF TOTOBUANG MALUKU INDONESIA
Channel: BUGIS JAWA TV
Date: 2022-03-02

VIDEO AND MUSIC SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_kocZ6-eJw
ARTICLE SOURCE :https://www.ketiknews.id/seni-budaya/pr-3012053545/-9510

THE ART OF TOTOBUANG MALUKU INDONESIA
harmonious strain sounded so beautiful from one corner of Ambon City. That morning the streets were very quiet and the more beautiful tones were conveyed to the ears, which were then transmitted to the brain. Rhythmic notes and melodies blend gently, but are full of energy that feels very strong. Each beat seems to say something which is then followed by the strains of melodic instruments with pentatonic notes. All the beauty of this sound comes from a single source of Tifa Totobuang's musical collaboration.
Tifa Totobuang actually comes from two names of musical instruments which are traditional Moluccan musical instruments. Tifa is a percussion instrument resembling a drum that has a percussion membrane made of leather. This musical instrument is indeed known as a musical instrument native to Eastern Indonesia and is commonly found in Maluku and Papua. Tifa consists of several types, such as Tifa Jekir, Basic Tifa, Cut Tifa, Cut Tifa Jekir, and Tifa Bas. These various drums are actually distinguished by size, shape, and sound produced.
Various types of tifa are used.* Source: IndonesiaKaya
Meanwhile, Totobuang is a melodic musical instrument that has tones and is shaped like a Javanese gamelan musical instrument. Totobuang is basically shaped like a small gong arranged in several sizes with different tones.
Although Tifa and Totobuang are two musical instruments with different backgrounds, when they are combined, they produce a sweet and beautiful combination to listen to.

Usually the two are always played in one harmonization together, that's why this collaboration is called Tifa Totobuang. Ordinary people also think that Tifa Totobuang is an inseparable unit of musical instruments.
Tifa Totobuang is often played in Christian events, but after the Ambon riots broke out in early 2000, the people of Maluku also collaborated on this art with other arts with a more Islamic nuance.
The art in the form of dance is the Sawat dance. This Moluccan dance, which is very thick with Islamic and Malay nuances, is a cultural heritage of Arab traders who once traded in the Al-Muluk Peninsula or Maluku. The combination of these two arts with different backgrounds turned out to be an alternative adhesive for the harmony of the people of Maluku. The harmonization between Tifa Totobuang and the Sawat Dance is like a symbol of peace and harmonization in the pluralistic Maluku society. Art is indeed a universal language with various positive messages that can be conveyed in it.* Rich Indonesia

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