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Bengkulu (Indonesian pronunciation: [bəŋˈkulu]), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra.It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was finalized by Government Regulation No. 20 of 1968.
Borobudur is the single most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia. [17]Both nature and culture are major components of Indonesian tourism.The natural heritage can boast a unique combination of a tropical climate, a vast archipelago of 17,508 islands, 6,000 of them being inhabited, [18] the second longest shoreline in the world (54,716 km) after Canada. [19]
The term "salsa" was coined by Johnny Pacheco in the 1960s in New York, as an umbrella term for Cuban dance music being played in the city at the time. [2] Salsa as a dance emerged soon after, being a combination of mambo (which was popular in New York in the 1950s) as well as Latin dances such as Son and Rumba as well as American dances such as swing, hustle, and tap.
Manna is a town and the capital of South Bengkulu Regency in Bengkulu Province on the west coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia. Its population was 32,900 as at mid 2023. Its population was 32,900 as at mid 2023.
Rejang Lebong (Kabupaten Rejang Lebong) is a regency of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra.This regency originally included a much larger part of the inland part of the province, lying to the east of the watershed of the Barisan Mountains, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided in three, with districts in the northwest being split off to form a separate Lebong Regency, and ...
Bengkulu is a variant of the Malay language with its own native speakers in Bengkulu Province. The Bengkulu language is known for sharing similarities with Minangkabau language and Palembang Malay. Linguist Richard McGinn suggests that the Rejang people originate from outside of Sumatra and migrated there for reason yet to be known.
Salsa music is a style of Caribbean music, combining elements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and American influences. Because most of the basic musical components predate ...