BUROK ART OF INDONESIAN

Burok art is original art from the region, especially in the area of ​​Cirebon Cirebon. This art originated from around 1934 which in Create by an artist from the village of Babakan Cirebon Kalimaro named Abah Kalil, Abah Kalil initially create a new artistic creations called Bedawang (Large Sized Dolls) who has such a form of horse fly Buroq that supposedly inspired from the life story of the Prophet Muhammad who do Ascension of the Grand Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque with the riding animals were in tell-shaped winged horse, besides the ancient story cirebon society there are glass paintings at that time quite popular and is owned by several members of masyaraka Cirebon. Glass painting in the form of Pegasus (winged) with white-faced Beautiful face glowing.
Actually Burok the existing art of his time as well as the trustees Songo puppets, gamelan dance masks and other art forms to spread about the greatness of Islam in the region, especially the northern coast of Cirebon and surrounding areas. but the development of this art created by Kalil is not much different direction with the trustees so that art can be in the show at the Circumcision, mantenan, Khataman, Marhabanan and other events that art like this in a diverse group of including among children who can ride The Burok.
Burok ancient art accompanied with music consisting of 3 pieces dogdog (large, medium, small), 4 Genjring, 1 cymbal, organ, guitar, guitar melody, kromong, flute, manacle but due to technological advances now only wear a Burok art music in the form of organ, guitar, drums, bass, flute, and Dogdog are still on hold so characteristic Burok music to stay awake and not only the tools are different, but the type of song was now slightly revised and frequently played songs bernadakan dangdut and songs Tarling north coast.
The hidden meaning behind the form Burokan performances, among others: The meaning of thanksgiving for those who perceive Burokan, mainly regarded as an Islamic folk performing arts; Meaning to the viewer syncretic tradition Badawang (dolls that there arises from the way of thinking that comes from the mythical totemistik arkaistik relationship before Islam became the dominant religion in Cirebon); Meaning of acculturation for object called Buroq (as a loan from the Middle East region associated with the story of the Ascension of the Prophet Mohammed believed some people Cirebon as a fairytale of study places are also enshrined in glass paintings); Universal significance for animal figure as Buroq, which can actually be found in the myths of certain nations, such as Greece, there are also creatures such as Buroq, the Centaur (horse tangible bodied creatures of the chest until the head is human). Where in the world of astrology known as the constellation Sagittarius. Similarly, for the Egyptians, as we know it on the Sphinx.