Everyone is probably familiar with the exotic city of Yogyakarta is a unique community of musicians and interesting trip, to the extent KLa Project caliber music groups poured in a form of song.
However, for society Hulu Sungai Tengah (HST), South Kalimantan, do not need all the way to Yogyakarta to be able to enjoy the exotic street music.
Though perhaps not as busy and seeksotik Yagyakarta night in the City, but in Barabai City, the capital of HST, ‘we’ can enjoy the feel of the night which is very different from other cities.
In the City Barabai, precisely in the region also Pujasera or commonly called the Old Terminal, often used as a gathering place for musicians City’s Apam (another term for the City Barabai).
Not merely gathered, joking or gossiping, they even play music in there also. In every corner of the terminal, created a kind of small stage complete with a composition of ‘sound system’ is quite a lot and various musical instruments.
Sometimes, if the afternoon or evening, the musicians’ Earth Murakata “it was performing a free dangdut music.
Anyone, as long as adept at playing musical instruments, may join. So it is with singers, anyone can contribute his voice.
However, it’s all free alias does not need to pay, such as when you want to sing at a karaoke arena. But of course, do not expect to get paid or honoraria.
“We did play a lot of music-do here. Anyone may participate. Want to play music, you can. Want to be singing too. Dancing, no one is banned. Just do not riot. That’s all,” said iming, one which is often joined there.
Although not every day and sometimes erratic, usually held during the event weekend. Most often, the event was held when there are ‘events’ dangdut music competitions, for example.
When you’re there dangdut race, whether it’s in the HST itself or in another city, the event could be held almost every day.
Opportunity to serve as training ground for artists singing Barabai City, both which have ngetop or those just beginning to explore that world, or who just went along with it.
That’s why, besides the music and spectacle were treated to a free, whenever you want to acquaintances, autograph or photos with dangdut artists that city, just come and enjoy hospitality in the style of musicians Barabai City terminal.
While enjoying a warm cup of hot coffee or sweet tea, too late would be guaranteed all vanished. Just do not expect a treat ngebor rocking, rocking in broken or wobbly saw there.
Because it is done just like-like and sometimes for training, the singers who contributed his voice was only a perfunctory shake with minimal makeup, too.
Also do not be surprised when watching a woman who was singing dangdut songs lilting wearing only a negligee shirt, complete with a roll of hair perched on his head.
“Singing was not getting paid here. But do not be afraid to come up short because there is usually only provide saweran. When was crowded, could be hundreds of thousands,” said Yanti, dangdut artist Birayang origin, Northern District of fruit bars that night managed to scrape ‘saweran’ together as much as Rp90 thousand.
The musicians who play really diverse. Not only from a variety of musical groups but the players from different ‘professions’ as well.
Like that night, the guitar picker was a seller of food and beverages in the terminal as well. Or the drummer drums when daylight working as watermelon sellers.
But when they played music together, all fused into one, eliminating the differences. And that is probably also the Barabai distinguish from other cities in terms of art.