Traditional Indonesian Minangkabau Culture
February 23, 2013 | Events Archive | Comments Off
A unique presentation was made in 2004 at the University of Michigan, a live music and dance performance of the epic “Ramayana”, entitled “The Gongs of Truth.” Telling the story of the prince Rama, having been banished to the forest, the Ramayana depicts Rama and his brothe [...]
January 25, 2013 | Events Archive | Comments Off
Eastern Michigan University offered a “Silat Tuo Minang” course for credit to its students, taught by Bapak Waleed, through the School of Health Promotion and Human Performance. Pictures from the class and more information are available online, including an overview of the Educational Pr [...]
December 22, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
On Thursday December 20, we collected the donations from the several food drive locations around campus and delivered them to the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK). Thank you to everyone who participated, either through setting up the boxes, advertising the food drive, or donating canned and dry [...]
November 8, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
This afternoon, despite driving snow and rain, following less than 10 days after hurricane Sandy, a wonderful meeting of the hearts took place in the center of Manhattan. The Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in New York, Ghafur Akbar Dharmaputra, invited Bapak Waleed of the International [...]
October 27, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
This afternoon, the dance studio of the Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School in downtown New Haven transported a group of student dancers 10,000 miles around the world to the land of West Sumatra, Indonesia, home of one the oldest and largest living matrilineal societies in the world to [...]
October 2, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
Last week, Bapak Waleed was invited to attend the World Leadership Forum in New York City, one of the foremost public forums on global affairs. The President of Indonesia, H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC, was invited to give one of the keynote addresses, and he received the prestigious Foreign Poli [...]
August 27, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
The Peabody Museum’s Annual Summer Camp Series came to end last week, with the Around the World camp for children in grades 1-3. The group had an extra treat at the end of the week, when members of the International Silat Federation of New Haven transported the class around the world to Indo [...]
June 20, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
Wednesday evening June 20, the Manado State University Choir (MSUC) from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, delighted an audience packing Sprague Hall to capacity, treating them to a feast of sights and sounds from around the world. Attendees of the Yale International Choral Festival as well as members o [...]
June 7, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
Bapak Waleed and the International Silat Federation of America and Indonesia regularly gather and publish records of our events and documentation of other Indonesian Cultural events around the region. For a more complete view, please contact us. [...]
May 5, 2012 | Events Archive | Comments Off
May 5th / Lotus Dance Studio / New York, NY The Lotus Dance Studio of New York City invited Bapak Waleed to teach a class on the traditional foundational movements of West Sumatran Dance. Bapak Waleed shared with the students from the ancient cultural arts of Silat Tuo, Silat Minang, and Silat Harim [...]We are the local New Haven, CT branch of the International Silat Federation of America and Indonesia, dedicated to sharing the traditional arts, culture, music, theater, and natural wellness methods of the Minangkabau community of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
