The Summer Course 2022 events held online by the Library Science Study Program, FIB Undip, are getting more and more exciting every day. This activity was moderated by one of the Undip Library Science lecturers, namely Nur’aini Perdani SP, M.A. Before the event started, participants were presented with a video of a typical Javanese dolanan song.
The first session of this event was hosted by Mr. Kusnandar, S.Sos., M.Si. which explains about Cultural Documentation: Javanese Folksong. Mr. Kusnandar started this session by quoting a sentence from Phil Ochs, namely “One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies”. Which means One good song with a message in it is better than a thousand demonstrations. The dolanan song is a song that has a deep meaning, passed down from generation to generation with simple lyrics, has a cheerful rhythm and is related to a certain region or ethnicity.
Additionally, Mr. Kusnandar made a very little rendition of Gundul-Gundul Pacul, one of the most well-known dolanan songs in Indonesia, which turned out to have a very profound significance. This song conveys the idea that a leader is someone who can assist those in need and bears great responsibility, not merely someone who wears a crown on their head.
According to Mr. Kusnandar, there are a number of methods for documenting dolanan songs, including:
- Inventory, carried out through interviews and document analyses..
- Audio and video recordings are used for recording.
- Publication, which can be accomplished via publishing, planning events, and increasing public accessibility..
The following presentation was given by Ms. Rizki Nurislaminingsih, M.A., and Mr. Totok Yasmiran on “Song Dolanan: the Javanese Folksong.” In this session, Mr. Totok performs two dolanan songs: Jago Kluruk, which signifies those who get up early and go to plant rice in the fields, and Prau Layar, which has a message about keeping track of time. This time, participants were encouraged to sing along, but the fact that the songs were being performed in Javanese did not deter them from continuing to try to recite them.
The participants sang together, however it was a little challenging owing to language and pronunciation problems, until Zuraini Zahasimi, one of the participants from Malaysia, shared her folk song, Putri Santubong. This heightened the excitement of the event.
