Laut Loud (((~~~))) Rasbuba {S03E02}

For this third season of Laut Loud , the cultural sailing vessel Arka Kinari navigated the mangroves, muck, and megacities of Java’s northern coastline to find the most singular music. Thank you for sharing and subscribing.

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Take a person from Java, Madura, or Sulawesi to the isolated island of Bawean and they will find a land that is foreign yet familiar. Living at a crossroads of sea routes connecting these larger islands, the people of Bawean pride themselves on their singularity. Their identity, language, and way of life retains traces of these transient cultures, while transforming into something unique.

Three things make Bawean unique- a devotion to Islam, to martial arts, and to the sea.

Baweanese sailors are an essential part of the modern Indonesian sailing diaspora, yet the locals tell us that traditionally, not all Baweanese could escape the island for the adventures of the sea. They would first have to attend a local pesantren (Islamic boarding school), complete years of rigorous religious training, and study their particular form of martial arts.

Then, and only then, would a Bawean sailor be deemed hardy enough to represent their island abroad.

So when Arka Kinari dropped anchor in Bawean and broke bread with a local pesantren, Penaber, we asked if some of these future sailors could demonstrate their skills atop our vessel. They responded by sending what seemed like an entire village of musicians, clerics, martial artists, and aspiring sailors under the banner of their troupe, Rasbuba.

After the sunset swordplay finished and the cameras were put down, a hallal fiesta commenced, with guests and Arka Kinari playing drums and dancing as the sky shifted from blues to violets to a tapestry of stars.

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Siapapun yang datang dari Jawa, Madura atau Sulawesi, akan merasakan keterasingan namun juga suasana yang familiar di Pulau Bawean. Berada di persimpangan rute antara Pulau Jawa dan Sulawesi, warga Bawean sangat bangga dengan kekhasannya. Mulai dari identitas bahasa sampai jejak budaya yang tertinggal yang telah bertransformasi menjadi ciri yang unik.

Ada tiga hal yang membuat Bawean menarik. Dedikasi terhadap Islam, seni bela diri dan lautnya.

Pelaut Bawean adalah bagian penting dari jaringan pelayaran Indonesia hari ini. Namun, penduduk setempat mengatakan bahwa, tidak semua warga Bawean dapat begitu saja menjawab panggilan melautnya. Mereka harus menjalani pendidikan pesantren dulu selama bertahun-tahun dan juga meraih tingkatan tertentu dalam seni bela dirinya.

Baru para pelaut Bawean bisa lalu dianggap cukup tangguh untuk mewakili pulaunya.

Ketika Arka Kinari datang dan mendapat kepercayaan yang cukup lantaran berlayar di tengah badai yang tak satupun kapal berani menuju Bawean, kami meminta Pesantren Penaber untuk unjuk gigi di atas kapal kami. Mereka lalu mengirim satu kapal penuh dengan ulama, musisi, pendekar silat, pelaut, semua tergabung dalam sebuah grup bernama, Rasbuba.

Setelah jurus pedang saat matahari terbenam dan kamera telah dibebas tugaskan, tiba-tiba sebuah suasana pesta ala pesantren terjadi. Anggota Rasbuba bersama Arka Kinari menabuh alat musik dan menari bersama hingga warna langit menggelap.

LAUT LOUD is a series of online concerts aboard the cultural sailing vessel Arka Kinari. On each sailing season, the crew collaborates with local musicians and filmmakers to archive underground, avant-garde, and traditional sounds from barely charted ports around Indonesia.

ARKA KINARI is a floating cultural platform to sound the alarm on climate change and build networks of resilience in coastal communities. Traveling by sail and powered by renewable energy, it is both method and message. Laut Loud Season three was made possible with the support of Liminous Foundation.

In ports Arka Kinari transforms into a stage for a bespoke audiovisual performance by the artists Filastine & Nova, as well as hosting workshops, talks, and concerts by local musicians. Arka Kinari has sailed over thirty thousand nautical miles, stopped in twenty-three nations, and is currently touring her home waters of the Indonesian archipelago.

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