Madura Island

If at the Exhibitiof Tn oourism, Art and Culture of Majapahit Travel Fair (MTF) 2008 and ledre Bojonegoro giant managed to enter the record MURI, as most large-sized snack ledre. In MTF, 2009, this time there is music Tong-tong and Apple made it into porridge MURI record. 
Tong-tong music or in the language of music Madura Daul Tuk-tuk from Sampang district, managed to enter with a record of MURI drummers ever. That is as many as 300 people drummers. No doubt due to the many drummers to create the atmosphere of Gramedia Expo Surabaya, on Friday afternoon (05/22) seems sounded lively and full of boisterous. Because the rhythm that sounded so beautiful, coming from tetabuhan sounds of drums of oil, fish drums, gongs, gamelan, pans and gongs. Complete song accompanied by typical Madura.
This music Historically, around since the 1970s. As is told Ahmad Bahrawi, one of the instigators of music Tong-tong in EastJava Traveler, music bins in Sampang on the 1970's when this music was used as a patrol music by local communities. Especially when Ramadan arrived are used to awaken people at dawn time.
"Once the music is up to our legendary resident Sampang annual event held the vats music competitions after Lebaran," said the man who possess this Mamak nickname.
In addition, there is a history that records if the popular music-tong Tong in 1999.When the submarine cable which is the flow of electricity on the island of Madura off.So the atmosphere was completely dark for months. Madura resulting from unsafe because of crime. Then music becomes citizen initiatives to reduce crime by conducting patrol every night.
Upon the uniqueness of this music, and community based initiatives Sampang. So music-tong Tong proposed to get the award and enter MURI record.
While other MURI award record is porridge Apples of Stone Town. This molten metal measuring 2 meters x 2 meters. Which apples by the Rock City community is often used as a fruit. But by now thanks to the creativity they developed into the form of food. That porridge Apples.
To promote it, in this 2009 crafters MTF apple porridge in Batu agreed to contribute valuable. Form the largest apple porridge. With hope the community will travel to Stone Town to hunt for food, and some interesting sights in this city.