Cilokaq

CILOKAQ

Cilokaq is one kind of traditional music in Lombok Sasak tribe. Cilokaq likely derived from the word ‘seloka’ as sung poetry is seloka.

Cilokaq music is a game set of traditional musical instruments such as Mandolin, Jidur, Kempul and Rincik to accompany chanting songs Sasak the ‘kayaq’. These songs contain advice and advice in the form rhymes.

Touch the song and music which has its own peculiarities Cilokaq is very popular with the public interest Sasak.

Cilokaq music now quite dynamic and rapidly growing in both number of eastern Lombok group varied from the various districts as well as the quality of his music.