Magnifisia (Magnificent Indonesia)

Based on the folklore of West Sumatra, Bunian people or Orang bunian are supernatural beings said to be invisible to most humans, except those with "spiritual sight". Orang bunian are described as beautiful, dressed in ancient Southeast Asian style, and nearly identical to humans appearance. Orang bunian are said to inhabit the deep forests or high mountains in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra & Borneo, far from human contact,as well as near human communities, and are even said to share the same houses as human families. For the complete story, kindly listen to our guest speaker, Kak Rifqi, to know more about Orang Bunian.

Jakarta Old Town (Kota Tua) or also known as Old Batavia is one of the famous tourist attractions in the city of Jakarta. During the Dutch colonial era, the Jakarta Old Town was known as Asian Gem. But today, we will be discussing the famous four museums in Jakarta Old Town with our 16 years old guest speaker: Sherlene Yoelitta. There are Fatahillah Museum, Ceramic Museum, Wayang Museum,Bank Indonesia Museum. Sherlene also reminds all the youth about the importance of visiting museums in relation to appreciate our country’s history and culture. Happy listening everyone! 🥰🥰🥰😋

Magnifician!!! Let’s explore Padang City, one of the best cities in Indonesia which is famous for its popular food, rendang. But before talking about food, let’s learn the traditional Padang language which is called the Minangnese Language. Featuring Kak Adef Silfia, let’s learn the basic and useful Minangnese vocabs for introducing yourself in Minangnese language! Happy learning everyone! 🥰

Whatsupp Magnifician??!! We are back with our latest episode! Welcome to the very first Magnifisia Season 2 episode! Featuring magnificent Mikayla Agusta and Kak Zata, we present to you the history of Lau Kawar through the North Sumatran folktale of The Legend of Lau Kawar. The story tells us about an ungrateful son who does not honor his mother. Today, Lau Kawar is the name of a lake at Karo Regency, but back then the legend told us that the lake was once a village. The village, named Kawar, was drowned following an earthquake and heavy rain.

To conclude Magnifisia first season, here we are presenting the very first episode of Magnifisia Mystical Midnite: “Sigale-gale”. Sigale-gale doll is a part of Samosir Society in Samosir Island, North Sumatera. What makes Sigale-gale unique is the mystical story behind it. Want to know more? Kindly listen and share to all Magnifician out there!

Hey hey hey Magnifician, welcome to the very first episode of Magnifique (Magnificent Indonesian Musique)! Our very first episode of Magnifique today is very special as we have Kak Rafael Alvin as our guest speaker for today! We will be playing the instrumental cover of two of the famous traditional Indonesian songs from Aceh entitled “Bungong Jeumpa” and “Aceh Loen Sayang”! Besides that we will be discussing the history behind the song “Bungong Jeumpa” briefly too! Enjoy!

Om swastyastu all Magnifician! Magnifisia is back again to present our newest episode! Featuring Kak Komang Embun Dini Hari as our guest speaker, we will be learning useful Balinese phrases for shopping in Bali! Happy listening Magnifician!!!

Whatssuppp Magnifician! Here we are back!!! We will be having three famous poems: “Tajam Hujanmu” by Sapardi Djoko Damono, “Episode” by W.S. Rendra and “Yang Terampas dan Yang Putus” by Chairil Anwar reread by Kak Aldhea Hiranissa as our guest speaker along with our two magnificent hosts, Kak Yola dan Kak Amazia. Happy listening everyone!

Magnifician!!!! Here we are on our sixth episode! Joining us, the cutie six years old guest speaker, Mikayla Agusta, let us present the story of one of the most popular festival in Lombok, “Bau Nyale”! Enjoy!

We present to you our special request episode, “The First Woman Admiral from Aceh : Admiral Keumalahayati”! Having Kak Sulfa Fariana and Kak Dwi Dea Kharisma as our guest speakers, let’s enjoy today’s episode!