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Palembang, kota tertua di Indonesia

Palembang adalah ibu kota provinsi Sumatera Selatan Indonesia. Saat ini, kota ini adalah kota tertua yang ada di Indonesia, berasal dari abad ke-7. Palembang dulunya adalah ibu kota Sriwijaya, sebuah kerajaan Melayu yang memerintah sebagian kepulauan barat dan mengendalikan rute perdagangan maritim khususnya di Selat Malaka. Palembang dimasukkan ke dalam Hindia Belanda pada tahun 1825 […]

What is Sasando? Where did it come from? How to play it?

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Sasando is a typical musical instrument from Rote Island which at first glance looks like a guitar. This musical instrument is said to have been used by the people in Rote, East Nusa Tenggara since the 7th century. Sasando has a main part in the form of a long tube made of bamboo. In the […]

What is Tifa and How to Play the Traditional Musical Instrument?

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Tifa is one of the musical instruments originating from eastern Indonesia, especially the regions of Papua and Maluku. This Tifa musical instrument is a kind of percussion instrument made of wood and tubular. The shape and function at a glance is almost the same as the drum instrument, but the sound of this Tifa instrument […]