Sasando

Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. This music instrument originated from the island of Rote, East Nusa Tenggara. Literally the name Sasando according to origin in a language he says Rote, sasandu, which means equipment that vibrates or rings. Sasando allegedly used in the community Rote since the 7th century. Sasando form is similar with other stringed instruments such as guitar, violin and harp.

The main part of the long tubular Sasando commonly made ​​from bamboo. Then in the middle, a circle from top to bottom are wedge-wedge in which the strings (strings) that stretched across the tube, from top-down driven. Wedge-wedge gives a different tone to each chord passages. Then this Sasando tube placed in a container made ​​from a kind of woven palm leaves like a fan made​​. This container is where resonance Sasando.