BREGADA REKSO WINONGO “Not Just a Cultural Attraction”

By: Aryapandu Zikri Sardjono

Bregada Rakyat: Imitative-based Innovation

Bregada is another name for brigade which means group of soldiers. This marching art, which refers to a group of soldiers from the Yogyakarta palace, is a new spectacle for tourists visiting the cultural city of D.I. Yogyakarta. The history of Bregada's development is quite long, starting from the royal era to the colonialism era. The function of Bregada has changed from its main function as a guard and royal army to a cultural attraction show that is in demand by the public (Yuwono: 2009). Therefore, the people in Yogyakarta took the initiative to create a group or marching group with the concept of imitating the palace warrior group, namely bregada. Bregada Rakyat consists of various elements in society so that there are many interesting things in this cultural attraction group.

In 2021, to be precise, in November the Tourism Office together with the Culture Office created an activity agenda in which Bregada Rakyat had an important role in it, the activity was entitled Bregada Rakyat Malioboro. One of the Bregada Rakyat groups that participated in the Bregada Rakyat Malioboro performance was the Bregada Rekso Winongo group. Bregada Rekso Winongo is a cultural attraction group with the concept of imitating the Palace soldiers who are on the banks of the Winongo river, hence the name Rekso Winongo. Bregada Rekso Winongo can be understood as transfer of discrete musical traits (In music, there is often a borrowing of special features from a musical culture. The concept explains that Bregada Rekso Winongo borrowed the bregada in the Yogyakarta Palace, which is a small part of the transculturation that is very likely to occur. (Nakagawa: 2000).

This paper will describe the position of Bregada Rekso Winongo in the context of function for the community in Yogyakarta with an ethnomusicology approach. The ethnomusicology approach focuses on the discussion of text studies and context studies. The text is the musical part that is the subject of discussion about the music and its supporting musical aspects, while the context is a discussion of the community environment that is affected by the musical aspects of the art.

Bregada Rakyat for the People of Yogyakarta

Bregada Rakyat Malioboro is a forum for the Bregada Rakyat community around the Malioboro tourist environment, as well as a marker of the area and becomes a tourist attraction. icon culture of Yogyakarta City, especially the Malioboro tourist area. This paper analyzes the function of bregada Rakyat for the people of Yogyakarta by borrowing the concept of music function offered by Alan P. Merriam's music. This paper does not use all the functions proposed by Alan P Merriam but only five of the ten functions, namely:

-Entertainment Facilities

The means of entertainment is the most basic thing in the role of Bregada Rekso Winongo in the Malioboro People's Bregada event, because during the activities of the event many local and foreign tourists feel entertained when seeing this cultural attraction. This can be seen from their enthusiasm to record the group's performances. Not a few tourists took selfies with Bregada Rekso Winongo personnel. The personnel who consider that, this event is a cultural attraction. refreshing for them during their routine with various work backgrounds.

-Aesthetic Presentation

Bregada Rekso Winongo acts as an aesthetic presentation for its personnel. Being part of the Bregada Rekso Winongo group is a source of pride for the group's personnel. The pride is created when they use complete attributes and play musical instruments that look dashing.

-Ceremony Authorization

Bregada Rekso Winongo not only performs at the event The group can be invited to a variety of events, which are routine in nature but can also be invited to a variety of activities. The group has been featured in the procession of village head appointments and wedding ceremonies. At the time of launching Bregada Rakyat Malioboro, this group is not only a participant, but also part of the opening performance of the event. launching The.

-Communications

The interesting thing about the existence of Bregada Rekso Winongo is that this group plays a role in assisting officials from Jogo Boro, SatPol PP, and other officials to maintain and order health protocols in the environment around the Malioboro tourist area. Bregada Rekso Winongo also serves as a Tourism Ambassador which can function as a tourist ambassador. tour guide or tour guides in the Malioboro tourist area. The personnel are equipped with the ability to read tourist maps, communicate with foreign tourists, direct tourists to iconic places, provide insight into good photo spots, and so on. So that this communication role becomes a differentiator from other bregada groups outside Bregada Rakyat Malioboro.

-Community Integration

Community integration is the process of adjusting different elements in society, such as the implementation of gotong royong. In the context of Bregada Rakyat Malioboro, especially in Bregada Rekso Winongo, it acts as part of the CHSE agent (Cleanliness, Health, Safety, Environment sustainability) in the Malioboro area. CHSE is a program of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) on cleanliness, health, safety, and also environmental sustainability.

Different then, different now

Bregada Rekso Winongo is the People's Bregada that seeks to preserve and continue the traditions of the Yogyakarta Palace in soldiering. Bregada Rekso Winongo is a new media to socialize to tourists in the Malioboro tourist area, which is the main destination for tourists. travelers when on vacation in D.I.Yogyakarta. The packaging of cultural attractions presented by bregada rakyat greatly supports the development of other arts in Yogyakarta. Bregada is not only used as a cultural icon object and performs in exclusive spaces. The role of the government and the art community has succeeded in presenting a new formula, namely grounding bregada in the general public, as a medium for community communication through Bregada Rakyat in a modern context. This phenomenon can certainly be an encouragement for cultural arts actors and local governments to innovate to present cultural arts packaging that is beneficial for the welfare and right on target for the people of Yogyakarta in particular and Indonesia in general.

Bibliography

Merriam, Alan P. (1964). The Anthrophology of Music. Evanstone: Northwestern University Press.

Nakagawa, Shin. (2000). Music and Cosmos: An Introduction to Ethnomusicology. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia.

Suwito, Yuwono S. (2009). Warriors of Yogyakarta Palace: The Philosophy and Values of the Rule since time immemorial. . Yogyakarta: Yogyakarta City Tourism and Culture Office.

Source:

Nur Sukiyo, 49 years old, trainer and coach of Bregada Rekso Winongo and Bregada Rakyat DI. Yogyakarta, Ngampilan Kemantren Ngampilan Village, Yogyakarta City.