Thek-thek Music Festival Will Held in Semarang City Hall

Thek-thek Music performing arts is music using makeshift tools to create a variety of sounds, for example kentongan, an instrument of wood or bamboo with a hole in the center and crack in the side. Kentongan is beaten together to create a certain rhythm in accordance on cue.

The event in collaboration with Semarang Original Concept will be held during the day until the time to break fasting and will be followed by 16 groups of representatives from all districts in the city.

In Semarang city, in the fasting month is to be held an arts festival that accommodates Thek-thek art. Not far from the name, this festival is called Thek-thek Music Festival will be held on Sunday, August 8, 2012 in Semarang city hall yard. Later on, this festival is expected listed on the agenda The annual cultural event.

“The event in collaboration with Semarang Original Concept will be held during the day until the time to break fasting and will be followed by 16 groups of representatives from all districts in the city,” said Chairman of the organizers of the event Kukuh Ary Wibowo as reported by kompas.com.

From those 16 performing groups consist of a maximum of 15 peoples and are not allowed to use conventional music instrument. The assessment is based more on exploration around thek-thek music tool successful mixed into a harmonious sounds.

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