Karinding: Indonesia musical instrument

The karinding is a traditional musical instrument that comes from the West Java, Indonesia. The musical instrument is often produced from bamboo and the midribs of palm tree. The musical instrument produced from palm midribs are traditionally used by the male players and the version of the instrument that is made from the bamboo is often used by the female players of the musical instrument.

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Initially, the version of the musical instrument that was used by the ancestor to repel pest in rice pest in rice field, due to the low decibel sound from the musical instrument can disturb the insect hearing.

To play the musical instrument, the player of the instrument will have to place the instrument between the two lips, then one end of the instrument beaten with the finger, so that the vibrations take place in the middle. The rhythm of the musical instrument determined by the movement of the tongue and lips, and that became the media echo reflector karinding vibration. The voice of the instrument is like a big frog in the middle of rice field.