10 Traditional Musical Instruments from Indonesia

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Explore 10 traditional Indonesian instruments in this video, featuring unique sounds from Java and Bali. You'll get a brief history of each Sundanese instrument, including the kendang drum, calung xylophone, angklung, bonang, kecapi zither, suling flutes, saron barung, and the Indonesian rehab erhu—perfect for anyone curious about Indonesia’s rich musical heritage.  Explore our collection of musical instruments from Indonesia here: https://www.carvedculture.com/collections/indonesian-products

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00:00In this video we are going to be exploring 10 traditional Indonesian musical instruments.

00:05The first instrument is called banang. It is a collection of small gongs that are placed on a

00:10wooden frame and this is how it sounds. The second musical instrument we're going to be taking a

00:27look at is the anklang. It consists of bamboo tubes that are attached to a bamboo frame,

00:32each one tuned to a specific octave and this is how it sounds.

00:49Next up we have the Korinding Bamboo Mouth Harp. These are famously known as the Jaw Harp of Indonesia.

00:55These are typically made in Java from a single piece of bamboo and this is how it's played.

01:13The fourth instrument we are introducing is the Kekopi Sunda Zither. It's similar to the Chinese

01:19Guzeng or the Japanese Koto and this is how it sounds.

01:35Now we will discover the Saron Metallophone which is typically used in a gamelan,

01:40a type of Indonesian ensemble.

01:53Next up is the Kalang, a bamboo xylophone that originated in Badai culture and is typically used

01:59in Balinese performances. The instrument is made up of multiple bamboo tubes which when striked

02:05produces a woody tone. Here is a sound demonstration.

02:20The Suling Dangda or Suling Dangda is a traditional Indonesian flute that is loved by the Sandanese

02:26people. It is popular throughout Asia and can be found in Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.

02:33This is how it's played.

02:42The Kendang Sunda is one of the first instruments to be used in a gamelan.

02:52These drums are typically made from wood and have a buffalo hide head. This is how it's played.

02:58Next up is another traditional Indonesian flute called the Suling Sunda. It would typically play

03:10the same melody as the Kekopi Sunda in a gamelan and it has the addition of a bamboo ring.

03:24Finally, we have the Rehab Erhu, which is similar to the Chinese Erhu. It is a stringed instrument

03:36that has some characteristics of the violin and this is how it sounds.

03:40Anyway, I hope you liked this video and if you did, you will really like this video on screen now.

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