Sasando Traditional Music Instruments from Rote

Indonesia so rich with a variety of arts spectacular areas, including in a variety of musical instruments with traditional uniqueness bunyiannya. One of the musical instrument that should be seriously considered to be fixed is a tool instrument quotation origin Rote island, East Nusa Tenggara called Sasando, a peak achievement of found art music since 15 century.

Form sasando quotation similar to other instruments such as guitar, violin and harp. But keunikannya is that the major part sasando tubular harp long as that is usually made of bamboo. Sasando have a media voice reflector made of tree leaves Gebang (a kind of tree that many Lontar grow on the island of Timor and the island of Rote) dilekuk into the half circle. Place string-string made of bamboo tied to the hard, the storm chord tones as well as the string is also made of bamboo. Bamboo stem is tied ago Gebang integrates with the leaves made a circle line. Sasando tube is located in a vessel made from a kind of plaited leaves Lontar made as fan. This vessel is the resonance sasando.

Beep sasando very unique, as compared to a normal guitar sasando more varied. Do not be fooled, this is because sasando have a 28 string. That is not easy to play Sasando because Sasando a player must be able to create a rhythm and feeling the sound of the tone right from the whole string is. Sasando with 28 chord is called single Sasando, while type 56 has a double Sasando chord, even a 84 string.

How to play with Sasando is quoted as play guitar. Sasando but does not have a chord (the key) and senarnya must be with two hands, so that more similar harp. Until now almost all the materials used to make Sasando is original material, except Sasando chord. Sasando at this time had already started in the modification. Reflector of the sound of leaves Gebang spul have been replaced with the electric guitar to the stem of the bamboo Sasando. Of Sasando this model can only issue a clarion sound system with the help.

Foreign usually almost all types of music can be played with Sasando: traditional music, pop, slow rock even Dangdut.

In fact, not many people who are able to play this musical instrument. Those parents who are always proud to play Sasando for their children or in traditional ceremonies, complete with hat TiiLangga, traditional clothing and dance, many are already dead. Meanwhile the younger generation are not interested just to know let alone learn to play.

Legend Sasando

Sasando sunggguh has become the identity of Rote. Sasando tale that has a story we should see. Sasando comes from the word sari (quotation) and sando (vibrate), which is believed Sanggu Ana created on 15-th century on a small island near the island of Rote, the Island Fund, which was mastered Raja Taka La'a. Sanggu is a citizen on the island of Nusa Ti'i Rote Barat Daya. He was arrested at the King Fund stranded on the island while fishing with friends, Mankoa. In addition to a fisherman, Sanggu also an artist.

At that time the King has a daughter Dana. Girls love to Sanggu. To Sanggu, daughter delivered the request to have a new musical instrument created Sanggu and can entertain people. Daughter is like making fun of people when full moon comes.

Sanggu then create sando essence means that vibrate at quoted. At that time with seven ropes made of bark fiber or root-akaran. Relationship with the daughter of King discovered that Sanggu Fund. Taka La'a the King of angry and punitive Sanggu dead.

Friend Sanggu who had fled, Mankoa, report the incident to the Nusa Ti'i. Children Sanggu in Ti'i, Nale Sanggu, angry to hear her father died. Nale revenge Ti'i knight with 25. Dana Island Seisi destroyed, only children and sasando musical instrument that his father's legacy to be saved Ti'i.

In Ti'i sasando modified, a nine strap. "Music can not consist of five mi, sol, la, do, re. Si fa and does not have, "said Nggebu.

At the time of the Netherlands, 18-century, plus a number of belt strap 10. Free to return after the changes by adding a belt strap 11. In the 19th century, sasando sasando haik is modified by a sasando violin Ti'i son named Kornelis Frans. Called sasando violin because when creating a customized nadanya violin tone.

Number of rope into 39 pieces and the basic tone not to be seven. Tim Cross to East-West, Nggebu show sasando own violin that has been modified. Space resonansinya no longer use haik, but replaced the wood and connected so that the amplifier mouthed.

Sasando will take you to visit and enjoy the beautiful island of Rote.