Okokan is one of unique entertainment from Tabanan Regency in Bali. In a journey of time now okokan is become one of the Traditional entertainment that mostly performed to attract the tourist besides Kecak Dance in Tabanan.
The unique of this entertaintment is from the music instrument. The instrument are not generally used by other Balinese dance performance, or ceremonies. The music instrument is a giant wooden cow bell so called okokan.
Bali has plenty kind of music intruments that played by group either solo. Rindik is one of a traditional Balinese music instrument. Its made by bamboo, cosnsisting tubes in different sizes and length. Rindik can be played solo, pairs, or in a group. The musicians strike the bamboo tubes with mallets in both hands. Rindik uses the traditional pentatonic scale called Salendro.
Balaganjur mostly known as a ceremony procession accompanist in Bali. In every ceremony procession such as melasti, ngaben, temple festival, ogoh-ogoh, must be accompanist by this energetic and dynamic Balinese music called Balanjur.
