Abstract:
Abstract—The art of kuriding music is very apprehensive,
seeing the reality of the players from year to year has been
decreasing in the quantity and quality. There are only a few
people can play and they are 50 years old and even older. The
disinterest of the young generation to the presence of
traditional music with the presence of communication and
entertainment technology has made it easier for people to
choose various types of entertainment according to what they
like or interest. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
preservation of kuriding music. This study used a qualitative
approach, it means that all the data obtained was described in
the form of words with the ethnomusicology science as the
prime study by seeing from the physical aspect (music body),
social aspect, and culture. Data collection techniques used
were: interview, observation, and documentation. The
condition of kuriding music until 2018 has been a significant
development in the Banjar community of South Kalimantan.
The development which is known right now has been
improved, including in the preservation relating to the
retaining (originality), developing (function, instrument and
presenting form), and disseminating (governmant event, social
media ; Instagram, YouTube etc.) The arts education
institutions, artists, government, local communities, and young
generation party have an important role in maintaining the
music as a cultural asset that is owned while keeping its
sustainability.
