THE ART OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT SALUANG of specific INDONESIA

THE ART OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT SALUANG of specific INDONESIA

Saluang is a traditional musical instrument of Minangkabau, West Sumatra. Which wind instrument made of thin bamboo or gutters (Schizostachyum brachycladum Kurz). Minangkabau people believe that the best material to make saluang derived from the gutter to gutter clothesline fabric or found floating in a river. These tools include the musical instrument flute class, but more simple to make, simply by punching holes in the gutter with four holes. Saluang length approximately 40-60 cm, with a diameter of 3-4 cm. As for other uses of the gutter is the place to make lemang, one of Minangkabau traditional food.
Saluang legendary players named Idris Sutan Syamsimar Sati with the singer.
The virtues of the players are able to play this saluang saluang with blowing and breathed together, so that the blower saluang can play the instrument from the beginning of the end of the song without end. Breathing mode was developed with continuous exercise. This technique is also a technique called manyisiahkan angok (aside breath).

Each village in Minangkabau develop ways saluang blowing, so that each village has its own style. Examples of the style that is Singgalang, Pariaman, Solok Salayo, Koto Tuo, Suayan and Pauah. Style Singgalang considered quite difficult to be played by beginners, and usually Singgalang tone is played at the beginning of the song. Style is the saddest sound of Ratok Solok Solok area.
Formerly, this saluang khabarnya player has its own charms that is useful to hypnotize his audience. It was called Pitunang charms of David. Contents of the incantation was about: I malapehkan pitunang David, buruang Tabang tatagun-tagun, aia mailia tahanti-hanti, takajuik bidodari in sarugo mandanga buni saluang ambo, kununlah human hearing children ...... etc.