Artist Tradition of Java Islami in Surakarta In the Middle of Global Culture

The art of Javanese tradition in the era of globalization is increasingly backward due to the flood of global culture. However, in the Surakarta region the Javanese tradition art still exists. This research aims to describe the variety of Javanese Islamic art tradition in the Surakarta region. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. Data collection is done through observation techniques, in-depth interviews, and content analysis. Data analysis is done by Interactive method. The result of this research is the profile of Javanese Islamic tradition in Surakarta many varieties include: (1) Oral Tradition; (2) Tradition of Writing; (3) Music Art; (4) Traditional ceremonies; (5) Art. Oral traditions include (a) Praise to Allah and His customary Messenger at the time between the adhan and the iqama; (b) Sing dzikir/Wiridan after completion of worship; (c) Qiraah/Tilawatil Quran (The Art of Reading the Koran) which is commonly practiced when the beginning of a ceremony; (d) The reading of al-Barzanji’s verse of poetry which is usually done when the aqiqah ceremony is the seventh day of the birth; (e) Tadarrus al-Quran bin-Nazhar and bil-ghaib (reciting the Koran by looking at the Quran and without looking at the Quran / memorized books) that are commonly done at any time. 1