Archive for December, 2011
‘Wayang’ Maker Endin Sukandi Dies
News | Wednesday, 28 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Wayang maker Endin Sukandi died at his house in a Bandung suburb of Cigereleng early this morning. He was 70 years old. My friend Opik Sunandar Sunarya, a dalang 'puppet master' from the village of Kebon Hui, West Bandung, told me the sad news through a [...]
Comedian Aom Kusman Dies
News | Friday, 23 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Prominent comedian Kusman Kartanagara, which is well-known as Aom Kusman, died at his house in Bandung, West Java, early this morning. Just a couple of days ago he underwent a medical treatment at a Bandung hospital due to his diabetes problems. His body was buried in [...]
‘Tarawangsa’ Closed the Tented Forum
News | Thursday, 22 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan An all-night long performance of tarawangsa music was held at Babakan Siliwangi, Bandung, West Java, yesterday, marking the closing session of the year-end cultural reflection organized by Common Room since last Saturday. A performing group from the district of [...]
Second KIBS was Opened Today
News | Monday, 19 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan The Second International Conference on Sundanese Culture (KIBS) was opened today at the historic building Gedung Merdeka in Bandung, West Java. It will take place up to Thursday, December 22nd. Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Windu Nuryanti officially opened [...]
Year-End Reflection at Babakan Siliwangi
Culture | Sunday, 18 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan A series of event, which is called 'Year-End Cultural Reflection,' is underway at Babakan Siliwangi, an endangered green open space in Bandung, West Java, named after the legendary king of Sunda. Organized by Common Room, a non-governmental cultural network based in [...]
ABC Radio to Air Sundanese Mustapa
News | Tuesday, 6 December 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Ms. Margaret Coffey of ABC Radio interviewed myself on the works of Haji Hasan Mustapa (ca. 1852-1930). One of the greatest Sundanese poets and writers, Mustapa finely reveals Islamic mysticism through Sundanese literary work, mainly in the form of dangding. The [...]
