Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Serunai - Musical Instrument From West Sumatra - Indonesia


The origin of fife or "whistle flute" probably came from the name of the Serunai, an instrument which allegedly came from the Kashmir Valley in the plains of Northern India. Musical instrument Serunai allegedly also an outgrowth of pungi instrument used in music of the traditional snake charmers of India.

Sasando - Musical Instrument From Rote - Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara) Indonesia



If the harp, piano, and guitar into the findings of the most historic and significant in the world of music, then Sasando from Rote Island Nusa Tenggara (East Nusa Tenggara) deserves the award as well.
Traditional musical instruments Rote society that has existed since many years ago and produce a sound combination of three instruments: harp, piano, and guitar. Sasando not just harp, piano, or guitar but three instruments in one rhythm, melody, and bass. So although it is a traditional musical instrument, applies universality Sasando thorough.

Tifa, Triton, Pikon - Musical instruments from Papua/Jayapura Indonesia

Papuans are known to be expressive. They fill every moment is important in life with high artistic soul. In addition to the expression with the typical ukirnya art, they also love to dance and listen to the sounds of traditional music instrument Although this type of Papua. musical instruments traditional Papua is still often used today may not be as much in Ma. In addition due to the growing lack of interest in the young generation for their preservation, may also be due to the influence of entry of the culture of modern art in the public life of Papua.

SAMPEK - DAYAK Musical Instruments (Kalimantan - Borneo)

Sampek is a traditional musical instrument Dayak tribes, made from various types of wood (wood arrow, lime wood, ironwood). Traditionally made. Making process could take weeks and weeks. Made with 3 strings, strings 4 and 6 strings. Usually Sampek be engraved according to the manufacturer desires, and every carving has a meaning.

Listening to the sound of the Sampek , as a spirit / strength. In Pampang many highly skilled people who play Sampek. The sound Sampek used to accompany a dance, or encouragement for the forces of war.

Angklung Bamboo - Sundanese Indonesia


In Indonesia, bamboo is a natural component that can not be separated from everyday life. From birth to death will involve objects that are made ​​from bamboo. Household appliances, furniture and building materials are some of the goods produced from bamboo materials. Even one of the local culinary bamboo shoots prepared from young bamboo shoots.

History Music Of Punk


Punk is a sub-culture that was born in London, England. Initially, a group of punk has always confounded by skinhead groups. However, since the 1980s, when rampant in American punk, punk and skinhead groups as if fused, because it has the same spirit. However, Punk can also mean the kind of music or genre that was born in the early 1970's. Punk can also mean the ideology of life that includes social and political aspects.

History Music Of Blues


The flow of vocal and instrumental music are from the United States precisely born of African-American ethnicity in the Mississippi Delta peninsula and began to develop rapidly in the late 19th century AD around the year 1895. Blues emerged from spiritual music and chanted the usual compliment the black community in the African American who worked as a laborer, at which time they work or break the evening they always sing the praises of God and also the sad songs (blues) are melodies typical African race, and of course with the lyrics of the oppressed slaves at that time.

Indonesia Ethnic Jazz Music Bali - Kulkul


Indonesia is famous for its culture. Given these differences, various arts, as an example of the son of Indonesian nation was able to create a color art contained in the musical arrangement. Very proud if a country has a culture of diverse shapes and colors. "Kulkul Band" one of them, can mix jazz and ethnic. Kulkul band members: