![]() It has a unique shape which is a squash or water gourd so you can recognize it easily. To make the rhythm more beautiful, this musical instrument is accompanied by marwas (another musical instrument). ![]() This musical instrument is an accompaniment of singing in wedding occasion or any celebratory events, the songs that are played is usually identically with Islam. You can find gambus easily in Sumatra island. Gambus is related closely with Islam, it is said that this music instrument is used as a way to spread Islam in the past. It is played like guitar, you pluck it with fingers. This music instrument is pretty similar with Kordofun. Gambus is a stringed instrument comes from Riau. Kolintang music can be performed at many ocassions such as social enterntainment as festival, harvest ceremony, parades, wedding ceremony, religious rituals, and even informal events. Different technique to bang the stick to the kolintang bar produces different rhythm. The local people used to say ‘Let us do TONG TING TANG’ or ‘Mangemo kumolintang’ so that kolintang is the simplification of those sayings.
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