Posted on 06/27/2021 1:29:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
From jazz to Mozart, young Indonesian breathes new life into centuries-old stringed instrument (ni) Kongahyan 01 Jakarta-based traditional musician Seto Noviantoro showcasing the two-string bowed instrument kongahyan. (Photo: Nivell Rayda) Nivell Byline - smiling By Nivell Rayda @NivellCNA 27 Jun 2021 06:01AM (Updated: 27 Jun 2021 07:36AM)
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JAKARTA: With great precision and agility, Seto Noviantoro’s fingers glided across the strings of an Indonesian musical instrument, while his right arm moved the bow back and forth.
Despite its distinctive sound, not many people know the name of this two-string bowed fiddle, even in Jakarta where the instrument originated centuries ago. Those who know how to play the instrument are even rarer.
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Noviantoro, 23, has been showcasing his kongahyan skills for the past five years on Instagram and YouTube, creating his own renditions of anything from contemporary pop songs to jazz improvisations and Mozart’s Turkish March.
The musician has also been updating traditional Betawi songs, rearranging them with modern beats and using both the kongahyan and contemporary instruments like keyboards and electric bass to perform them.
“People think of traditional instruments as something old fashioned and irrelevant with today’s time. I want to use social media to reintroduce kongahyan to the masses, so people are aware that the Betawi (community) has an instrument called kongahyan,” Noviantoro told CNA.
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Ok... You fired me up, got to go lay it down. We have two of the G-Kids visiting and this 60 year old G-Pa is going to go out and let the kids play his set. But they ain’t got nothing on this old fart... Maybe I will warm up with a little Rush before I let them on... :)
And in a pinch, it would make a fairly good bludgeon or crossbow....................
Thanks.
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