Prere - Traditional Musical Instruments from East Nusa Tenggara

Musical instrument of Manggarai is made from bamboo seruas keil sekeil pencil length is approximately 15 cm. Books segment bottom left closed, but the top was cut to a blow. Book ruaw bottom cleaved to menyaluirkan mouth puffs of air from the top of the bamboo tube, while the parts of the bamboo for pandanus leaves wrapped so as to resemble a trumpet orong functioning enlarge his voice. This instrument is only used for personal entertainment, is also used to accompany the music gong drum on the game penak parried local people. The tones are produced and re do, so that the name of this tool called Prere.


Sundin tongkeng - Traditional Musical Instruments from East Nusa Tenggara

Sundin tongkeng
The name of this wind instrument relating to the form and fig play, namely seruas bamboo or reed length of approximately 30 cm. Book one of the fingertips of bamboo segments allowed. Earpiece amounted to 6 pieces and bmbu berbuku. Most holes peniutp searik leaves wrapped around tuning. How to play this instrument like a flute. Due to the upright position it blew the call tongkeng Manggarai, while Sunding is distilled., So that this instrument is called by the name Sunding tongkeng. This instrument is usually used at night time while keeping the wild boar in the garden. Playing a musical instrument is no pantsngan, keuali song summon spirits that Queen Dita

Knobe Oh - Traditional Musical Instruments from East Nusa Tenggara

The name of a musical instrument made of bamboo kilit with a length of approximately 12.5 cm. cut off the middle-middle portion which extends into parts of bamboo (a kind of tongue) so delicate, so it can function as a vibrator (vibrator). If the base of the tip is pulled by a rope strands that are closely related to the pangkalujung terseut then the resulting sound through the oral cavity that serves as a resonator

Knobe Khabetas - Traditional Musical Instruments from East Nusa Tenggara

Dawan society celebrants that Kbetas Knobe musical instruments have existed since their ancestors to settle in the caves. Form this instrument together with a bow.How to play it is, one end portion of the bow affixed between the upper lip and lower lip, and then the air is removed from the esophagus, while the strings are plucked with the fingers. Meripakan Dawan habits in rural communities when going berook plant or animal mengembala they always bring musical instruments such as Leku, Heo, Knobe Kbetas, Knobe Oh, and Feku. While overseeing the garden or supervise the animals, then the music is used to remove loneliness.Besides being used for personal entertainment, this instrument is used also for traditional ceremonies like, Napoitan Li'ana (children age 40), the newborns are not allowed to leave the house before 40 days. To Welcoming the baby out of the house after the age of 40 days, then held a traditional party (Napoitan Li'ana).

Foy Pai - Traditional Musical Instruments from East Nusa Tenggara

Bamboo wind instrument of this formerly used to accompany songs as well as music Foy tandak Prayer.
In the development of this waditra always paired with music Foy Prayer. The tones are produced by Foy Pai: do, re, mi, fa, sol.


RAPAI - Traditional Musical Instruments of Aceh

Rapai traditional musical instrument is a musical instrument sounded by striking. According to ZH Idris, Rapai musical instrument is derived from Bahdad (Iraq), and brought to Aceh by an Islamic religious broadcaster named Sheikh Neat.

In the show, this Rapai musical instrument played by 8 to 12 players called Rapai crew. Rapai musical instrument serves to set the tempo and rhythm together tingkahan-tingkahan Serune Kalee and Buloh yearns.

Based on the magnitude of Rapai and function, traditional musical instruments of Aceh consists of several types:

    Rapai Pasee (Rapai hanging)
    Rapai Daboih
    Rapai Geurimpheng (Rapai wide)
    Rapai Pulot
    Rapai Child / behavior
    Rapai story


 Rapai musical instrument is usually played in a variety of occasions, such as during the night market, marriage ceremonies, birthday, accompany the dance, commemorate certain days and other events. However, in addition to single instrument played Rapai can also be combined with other musical equipment.

Rapai shaped like jars or pots of various sizes. Rapai the top covered with leather, while the lower part is empty.



















TAKTOK TRIENG - Traditional Musical Instruments of Aceh

Trieng Taktok similar tools made of bamboo o'clock. This tool is found in the area of Pidie district, Aceh Besar and several other districts. Taktok Trieng known there are two types: one is used in meunasah (broken-broken), hall-hall meetings and in other places deemed reasonable to put these tools. And the type used in the fields serves to repel birds or other insects that threaten rice crops. This type is usually placed in the middle of rice fields and connected by rope to the hut (hut waiting paddy).