Jaipongan Kendang in Yogyakarta: Study of Text within Context

This paper is intended to analyze existence of jaipong kendang in Yogyakarta through textual within contextual study. Jaipong kendangfrom Sunda, Westjava, may entered into some performing art types in Yogyakarta and used by artist till now. It is very interesting because jaipong kendang is included in Yogyakarta cultural that hold strongly its tradition values. Through observation method,interview, and ana lysis, the conclusion indicated that jaipong kendang may included in some performing arts in Yogyakarta due to open attitude of Yogyakarta artists to accept jaipong kendang to meet some necessities and interest particularly in creativity aspect. Then,jaipong kendang is one of factors encouraging growth and development of some performing arts in Yogyakarta. Pattern, types, and motive ofjaipong drumming pattern is responded creatively by Yogyakarta kendang players so its creativity did not characterize Sunda culture, but it is characteristic and identity of Yogyakarta culture