Celempungan
Encyclopedia
Celempungan is a Sundanese
musical genre that includes several musical instruments such as Kacapi
, Kendang
, Goong/Gong
, and Suling
or Rebab
(optional), and Juru Kawih (singer). kendang
, the drum, controls the tempo of the ensemble and reinforces the meter.
Sundanese people
The Sundanese are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Indonesian island of Java. They number approximately 31 million, and are the second most populous of all the nation's ethncities. The Sundanese are predominantly Muslim...
musical genre that includes several musical instruments such as Kacapi
Kacapi
Kacapi is a zither-like Sundanese musical instrument played as the main accompanying instrument in the Tembang Sunda or Mamaos Cianjuran, kacapi suling genre , pantun stories recitation or an additional instrument in Gamelan Degung performance.Word kacapi in Sundanese also refers to santol tree,...
, Kendang
Kendang
Kendhang is a two-headed drum used by peoples from Maritime Southeast Asia....
, Goong/Gong
Gong
A gong is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet....
, and Suling
Suling
A suling or Seruling is an Indonesian bamboo ring flute. It is used in gamelan ensembles.Depending on the regional genre, a suling can be tuned into different scales...
or Rebab
Rebab
The rebab , also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah, or al-rababa) is a type of string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East...
(optional), and Juru Kawih (singer). kendang
Kendang
Kendhang is a two-headed drum used by peoples from Maritime Southeast Asia....
, the drum, controls the tempo of the ensemble and reinforces the meter.