RAWA MBOJO

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 One of the most entertaining cultures of Bima is rawa mbojo (traditional singing of Bima). It is one of the media to transfer messages containing moral values or jokes. Rawa mbojo is usually performed at night, in the harvest season, especially when farmers are storing yields into lengge (the traditional house of Wawo-Bima). Besides, Rawa Mbojo is also a media to entertain people working in the rice field, especially when planting rice or corns. The strain of rawa mbojo is accompanied by the rhythm of gambo (a kind of guitar) and  biola (violin). Sometimes, rawa mbojo is only accompanied by the rhythm of biola or gambo. What make it unique is that rawa mbojo has no particular lyrics; it is not composed. The singers simply sing it spontanously. They sing it from memory. However, the singers never lose their track, no matter how long the singing takes time. It goes like unstoppable asking and answering questions. What makes them stop singing is only because they are to stop or they are tired.

TARI SAMPELA LEMPO AJO HONGGO

This traditional dance is adapted from the habit of Wawo girls’ in the past, especially Maria girls who were entering puberty. In their distinctive clothes, they walked to water springs called Oi Wobo and Oi Wontu to take water, wash, and bath. They brought roa dana (a kind of cooking pot made of clay) and long pepper, the seeds of candlenut, and dried green mangoes to mix together for shampoo. In general, most girls in Wawo had long black hair. It is because they treated their hair regularly using such kind of shampoo. They did these activities happily near the water springs eventhough the water springs were far away from their house. To protect themselves along the way, they were taught the basic self  defence called gantao, manca, buja kadanda, and mpa’a sampari.

Presented by: Sanggar La Diha

Directed by: Minarni, S.Pd

TARI WURA BONGI MONCA

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This Bimanese traditional dance manifests the feeling of pride and happiness of dancers’ due to the coming of guests to the traditional occasions or ceremonies. According to the ancestors, the coming of guests to a village is a God’s blessing for the host. Therefore, the guests is considered as a king that must be highly respected. In this occasion, dou mbojo (Bimanese people) spread the bongi monca (yellow rice), hoping that the traditional ceremony would be successfully done.

TARI SAGELE

This traditional dance is the manifestation of a series of farmers’ activities in their ricefields or gardens. It is usually performed to entertain workers during their time planting rice or corns, so that they won’t feel tired in their work. Tari Sagele is accompanied by the strain of rawa sagele (sagele song) in the rythm of silu (a kind of trumpet) and biola (violin).

Musical Instruments:

·         Silu (a kind of trumpet)

·         Biola (violin)

Presented by: Sanggar La Diha 

Directed by Minarni, S.Pd

MPA’A MANCA

 

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Mpa’a Manca is the tradional dance of people living in Bima. It is played by two men. Each of the men is armed with a sword. Mpa’a Manca relies on the physical strength and the capability to play the sword, whether in striking or fending off the strikes. Historically, Mpa'a Manca is inspired from young men’s acts when fighting against their enemies in battle. According to the ancestor, when a young man went for a fighting, it was his aunt who had to hand over the sword he would bring. (in Bimanese, aunt is manca). Therefore, this performance is then called Mpa'a Manca. It is believed that by doing this, the man would have the magical power that took him to the victory.

Musical Instruments:

·         Silu (a kind of trumpet)

·         Gendang (a kind of drum made of wood and buffalo leather)

NTUMBU

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Ntumbu is the traditional dance which is originally performed or played by Bimanese people living in Wawo since the fifteenth century. It is especially found in Ntori village and Maria village only. Ntumbu is the manifestation of a past event, in which there were two young men fought against each other but no one won or defeated. None of them was vulnerable to weapons. Finally, they fought in another way. It was done by bumping their head against one another. In Bima, this power struggle is called ntumbu. It is usually performed on traditional occasions to entertain people.

Musical Instruments:

·         Silu (a kind of trumpet)

·         Gendang (a kind of drum made of wood and buffalo leather)

BUJA KADANDA

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Buja Kadanda is the traditional dance of people living in Bima. It manifests the young men's fight using rattan sticks. This dance needs deft in avoiding and fending off the strikes. Although the players are involved in a bitter fight, they are not angry with each other. They shake hand and hug each other after the performance.

Musical Instruments:

·         Silu (a kind of trumpet)

·         Gendang (a kind of drum made of buffalo leather)

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Istilah-istilah Perhitungan Hasil Panen di Dana Mbojo

Sebelum saya memaparkan istilah perhitungan hasil panen, saya paparkan sistem perhitungan dalam Nggahi Mbojo (Bahasa Bima). "Hitung" dalam bahasa bima berarti "reke". Berikut cara reke dalam bahasa bima:

1	Ica	11	Sampuru ica
2	Dua	12	Sampuru  dua
3	Tolu	13	Sampuru tolu
4	Upa	14	Sampuru upa
5	Lima	15	Sampuru lima
6	Ini	16	Sampuru ini
7	Pidu	17	Sampuru pidu
8	Waru	18	Sampuru waru
9	Ciwi	19	Sampuru ciwi
10	Sampuru	20	Dua mpuru

21	Dua mpuru  ica	80	Waru mpuru
22	Dua mpuru dua	90	Ciwi Mpuru
23	Dua mpuru  tolu	100	Saratu
24	Dua mpuru ciwi	110	Saratu Sampuru
30	Tolu mpuru	1000	Sariwu
37	Tolu mpuru pidu	1110	Sariwu saratu sampuru
40	Upa mpuru	1 juta	sajuta
50	Lima mpuru	1 miliar	samalia
60	Ini mpuru	1 triliun	satriliun
70	Pidu mpuru

Pecahan:
1/2 = satenga
1/4 = sprapa

Beikut pengunaan bilangan-bilangan tersebut dalam perhitungan hasil panen di dana mbojo (daerah bima)

A.     FARE (Padi)

• Santafe          :  Cengga dua satodo  ( ½ todo )
• Satodo          :  1 Ikat  ( 1/4 Kapi )
• Sakapi           :  4 todo
• Sakelo           :  10 Kapi
• Sawuwu         :  10 Kelo  =  100 Kapi
• Sajala             :  10 Wuwu  =  100 Kelo  =  1000 Kapi
• Sakati             :  10 Jala  =  100 wuwu  =  1000 kelo  =  10.000 kapi

B.      JAGO (Jagung)

• Satodo           :  10 ncoko
• Sanggampo    :  2 todo  =  20 ncoko
• Santari           :  10 nggampo  =  200 ncoko

C.      WITI (Jawawut)

Samampa labo hitungan fare  (sama dengan perhitungan padi)

D.     LERE (Jali-jali)

Disimpan pakai Pantu (Banti) yang dibuat dari anyaman daun pandan atau daun lontar. Perhitungannya disesuaikan dengan wadah banti yang digunakan, misalnya: sabanti = 1 banti; dua banti = 2 banti; tolu banti = 3 banti; upa banti = 4 banti; lima banti = 5 banti; ini banti = 6 banti; pidu banti = 7 banti; waru banti = 8 banti; ciwi banti = 9 banti; sampuru banti = 10 banti, dan seterusnya.

E.      LATU  (Gandum)  :  Sama dengan LERE

Tari Weha Ao and Tari Sanggolu

"Tari Weha Ao" and "Tari Sanggolu" are the traditional dances of Wawo people. Literally, Tari=dance; weha ao= welcome or pick somebody up; sanggolu= rainbow. These dances symbolize the feeling of pride, gladness, and excitement of Wawo people for being visited by very important person like regent, governor, president, or tourists. According to the tradition of Wawo people, guests are considered as the kings that must be highly respected.

Tari Weha Ao and Tari Sanggolu is dominated by classical movements accompanied by traditional musical instruments: gendang, gong, and sarone. Meanwhile, the dancers are in rainbow-colored costumes.

Tari Sagele

"Sagele" is a traditional dance of Wawo people which tells us about the activities of farmers living in Wawo district, Bima Regency. It is aimed at entertaining farmers when they work in their rice field or garden. Tari Sagele is played with "sarone" accompaniment, a traditional mouth organ like trumpet.

Tari Sagele shows us a series of farmers activities, begun with the process of clearing of land, cultivating, planting, mowing, scaring birds, harvesting, and ended with bringing crops to "Lengge", the traditional house of Wawo.