Origin of Campursari Music (Java)

How Music Campursari Origins? Several years ago the figure Manthous very famous as the artist who popularized the music campursari, which is actually the amalgamation of several musical instruments and Javanese gamelan are played simultaneously, thus creating a pleasant color ears of independent music. Music campursari was first initiated by Manthous (real name: Sumanto) incorporated in CSGK or stands as a sponsor of Gunungkidul Campursari Forward Current bus based in Siono, Wonosari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. Manthous himself born in Playen, Gunungkidul in 1950. Unfortunately the middle of his success was Manthous must stop music since suffered a stroke.

Manthou's

If the Javanese said, "Bar Madang, gletha'an karo ngalras lagu campursari pancen mak nyoss .." which means if you run out to lunch, snooze while listening to music campursari was steady.

Campursari own music using a musical instrument usually consisting of Javanese gamelan and combined with modern musical instruments, such as:

1.Slenthem
2.Peking
3.Kendhang
4.Gong
5.Bonang
6.Suling
7.Single Organ
2.Gitar (sometimes)

But in its development, as now campursari music have been very different if compared with its time Manthous first, in the presence of other artists such as Didi Kempot, Cak Dikin, Sony Joz, and much more, then campursari also increasingly diverse music ranging from the koplo , until the pop campursari.