Friday, September 24, 2010

Karinding

Got this little musical instrument from an Indonesian friend, Bintang when he flew in to Singapore for the Mamady Djembe Workshop. Simple, fascinating and reminds me of a slightly similar one I bought years ago from Vietnam but made with metal.


KARINDING:

This is a traditional music instrument made from bamboo from Sunda - West Java, Indonesia.


When it's played, it sounds like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FImv6ahLtGg


Find this one on youtube. :)

1 comment:

  1. I have never seen anything like this! It's like a wooden jaw-harp!!! Sweet!

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