Sasando

Sasando
If the harp, piano, guitar and plastic into the most historic and significant findings in the music world, then sasando from Rote Island deserves more respect.

Rote traditional musical community that has existed since many years ago and produce a sound combination of three instruments: harp, piano, guitar and plastic. Sasando not just harp, piano, or guitar but three instruments in one rhythm, melody, and bass. So although it is a traditional musical instrument, the universality applies sasando thorough.Rote that the musical instrument classified cordophone played by picking the strings are made of fine wire. Sasando resonator made of palm leaves that looks like a water storage container grooved. Irregular arrangement of the notes is not as musical notation in general but has an irregular and not seen as wrapped resonator.
Sasando played with two hands from the opposite direction, left to right and right to left. The left hand plays the melody and bass work, while the right hand plays accord duty. Sasando in the hands of expert players can be a unique harmony. Because only one instrument, an orchestra can be heard.Unfortunately, like a masterpiece maestro sasando pent and endangered. Remarkable musical story when it threatened to stay in the place of origin itself has become something alien. Sasando emotion is storing stories. Musical creation of two pastors from Rote Island is now only eight people can be picked by the last generation.Jacko H.A. Bullan may be one of the last generation heir sasando Rote. The first child of the two brothers were inspired to realize and extend the life sasando survive in order to continue playing in the ears of future generations. According to him, people who could play sasando currently living eight people, including himself. Of that number, three of whom have over 30 years. And NTT itself is nothing that can be played sasando.
Bitter facts on the ground that the parents-parents who are so proud to play a sasando in various ceremonies, complete with tilangga hats, clothing, and traditional dance, has largely passed away. They did not leave a legacy of books or school that can guide young people to become his successor.In the capital, he opened his home to anyone who wants to learn sasando. However, he again faced the harsh reality that most students who come are actually foreigners. Jack says that nearly 90 percent of foreigners from Japan to Australia to become his disciple. He regretted that when one day the Indonesian people are forced to study abroad for just picking sasando.Meanwhile, Director of the Promotion of Foreign Affairs ministry, I Gde Pitana, say, sasando is one of the maestro's work of art tradition of the potential for "sale" in the international world. "All those who listen to music sasando almost certainly interested," he said. Therefore, it is often invited players to participate in sasando event "consumer selling" to some of the major targets of Indonesian tourism market. "This is also part to preserve sasando from extinction," he said. Thus Jacko H.A. Bullan will never be the last generation who pluck the strings sasando.If any readers are interested, may be able to follow courses given by Jack. Do not let the cultural heritage of this beautiful and unique to extinct or forgotten by his homeland.

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