Saluang di Lapau

The Saluang is a traditional music instrument of the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is made of thin bamboo or "talang" (Schizostachyum brachycladum), with only 4 holes. The dimension of Saluang is 3-4 cm in diameter and 40-60 cm in length. It is related to the Suling of other parts of Malay archipelago.
Saluang player can play that music instrument without interrupting for taking breath from start to end of song. They have developed special breath technique in blowing that instrument without stopping for breathing in ( Mampasalisiahan Hangok).
Minangkabau people believe that talang which is collected from rack of clothes dryer or found drifting in the river is a good material for making saluang. Traditionally Minangkabau people also use talang as a container for sticky rice food (lamang, lemang) and as horizontal rack for drying clothes (jemuran kain) under sunlight .
Styles of Saluang tunes for example : Ratok Suayan, Koto Tuo, Salayo and Pauah. Singgalang style is quite difficult for the beginners. High skilled Saluang players can play many styles and the audience can request any style to them.
In the past, Minangkabau people believed that Saluang players have a pitunang (mantra) or magic power for hypnotizing the audience. That mantras are called Pitunang Nabi Daud.
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• Meditation
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• seruling
• Kawala
• suling
• bambu
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• flute
• sirompak
• basaluang
• bagurau
• basirompak
• gong
• padang
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[MrDacyan]

balinang aia mato taragak ka kampuang wak dek nyooo....

[TheMjgf]

takana jo iniak , samsimar... minang maimbau

[ededrap]

good

[PuKaMi]

rindu kampuang!!

i also think thats a really great atmosphere! it reminds and miss my village so much!

thanks for posting

[sumecuagha]

the atmosphere is great: jungle, mountains, night and the magic flute