‘News’ Archives
‘Tembang’ Singer Apung Wiratmadja Dies
News | Monday, 9 January 2012 | sundanesecorner.org Hawé Setiawan Apung Supena Wiratmadja, a prominent singer and song writer of Sundanese tembang, died of a heart attack at a Bandung hospital yesterday afternoon. He's 75. According to local media, funeral procession will take place at a public cemetery in the district of Astanaanyar this [...]
Ericka Launchs Her New Book
News | Sunday, 1 January 2012 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Young Indonesian writer Ericka Citra Sejati (21) launched her novel in West Javanese city of Ciamis on Saturday morning local time. Entitled Ranting Jangan Mudah Patah 'A Twig that Shouldn't Easily Broken,' it is the second book Ericka has issued for the last two years. Her [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
Discussing Yasraf at ITB
News | Monday, 25 October 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan A one day seminar on Yasraf Amir Piliang's thoughts was held today at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) campus. Scholars, artists, journalist, poets, and politicians discussed Yasraf's books on several aspects of contemporary life. Yasraf is a lecturer at Arts and Design [...]
Pasundan’s Performance in Rotterdam
News | Monday, 19 September 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Dear readers, for the sake of documentation, let me present here my introductory speech to the performance of Pasundan Performing Group at Hogeschool Rotterdam 'Rotterdam Business School' in Rotterdam, Netherlands, this afternoon: My name is Hawe Setiawan. I am the [...]
Pasundan Arrives at Schiphol
News | Saturday, 17 September 2011 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Pasundan Performing Group arrived at Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, early this morning. Arriving at the airport, the team led by myself with high school students from Bandung and Cimahi as its members was welcomed by Education Attache of Indonesian Embassy [...]
