Tarling is one type of music that is popular in coastal areas north coast (coast) of West Java, especially in areas Indramayu and Cirebon. Tarling name identified with the name of the instrument take around (guitar) and flutes (flute) and the term yen wismlatar gage eling (Had a lot of sinners repent soon.) Tarling origins began to emergearound the year 1931 in the village of Kepandean, District / County Indramayu. At that time, there was a Dutch commissioner who asks for help to local residents who calledMang Sakim, to fix his guitar. Mang Sakim then known as gamelan expert. Afterrepair, the Dutch commissioner nevertheless it was not taking back his guitar. That opportunity finally Sakim Mang used to study the guitar tones, and compare it withpentatonic tones of gamelan. This rose carried by a child named Mang Sakim Sugra.In fact, Sugra then make the experiment by moving pentatonic tones of gamelan toguitar strings are pitched diatonic. Therefore, song-song (Kiser) Dermayonan andCerbonan which typically accompanied by gamelan, could become more beautifulwith guitar accompaniment. The beauty of the rose more complete after the passagestrings accompanied by a bamboo flute lilting.
The strains of guitar and bamboo flute which presents Dermayonan and CerbonanKiser began infecting around 1930s. At that time, young children in many remote villages in Indramayu and Cirebon, accept it as a lifestyle. rend liked and popular, injondol or Rangoon * young people like to play it, music is starting loved. In 1935, the music Tarling also comes with a soap box that serves as a drum, and the jug as agong. Then in 1936, the strains Tarling equipped with other instruments and ketipung asmall basin that serves as percussion.
Sugra and his friends were often invited to perform at celebration parties, thoughwithout any honorarium. Typically, the stage that was just a mat-lit patromak (at night).Do not stop there, no matter Sugra tarlingnya complete performances with dramaperformances. The drama that conveys it is about everyday life that occur in society.Finally, play-act like a born-Saeni Saida, Pegat-Balen, and Lair-mind is so legendaryto this day. In fact, Saida-Saeni play ended tragically, always drain the tears of hisaudience.
But certainly, Tarling name was not used as musical genres. It was the name used to refer to this kind of music is melody City Ayu for the region and Melody IndramayuShrimp City for the region of Cirebon. And the name of the new Tarling inaugurated atRRI often broadcast this kind of music and by the Daily Government Agency (nowParliament) on August 17, 1962 inaugurated the name Tarling as the official name ofthe type music.
But one thing is certain, Tarling art today although it has almost become extinct.However, Tarling forever will not be separated from the history of coastal communitiescoast. Due Tarling is their soul, to participate Sawer and above the stage or just to see, and hear it as capable of eliminating the heavy burden of life that press. Lyrics ofthe song and the story told in it, is also capable of providing a moral message thatenlighten and entertain.
