Rote traditional musical instrument that has existed since many years ago and produces sound combination of three musical instruments, harp, piano, and guitar plastic.
Sasando not just harp, piano, or guitar but three musical instruments in one rytm, melody, and bass. So even though a traditional musical instrument, universality Sasando the whole list.
Musical instruments were classified cordophone Rote society that is played by picking the strings are made of fine wire. Sasando resonator made of palm leaves that looks like a water reservoir container squiggly.
The composition is not uniform notation such as musical instruments in general but have a notation that does not irregular and did not look as wrapped resonator.
Sasando played with two hands from the opposite direction, left to right and right to left. Functioning left hand plays the melody and bass, while the right hand plays accord duty.
Sasando in the hands of an expert player can become a unique harmony. Because only one musical instrument, a arkestra can played.
Let's play a typical song NTT, Catfish Bo Bo, Sasando will perdengarkan best. On one occasion, try picking Sasando to mendendang Heal The World of Michael Jackson, then the instrument was not to be something difficult.
Unfortunately, like a masterpiece maestro Sasando hidden and almost extinct. Extraordinary musical instrument that is threatened whenever the story stayed in the place of origin itself has become something foreign.
Sasando indeed save a story with emotion. Musical instrument creation of two pastors from Rote Island is now only to be picked by the eight people who became his last generation.
Jacko H.A. Bullan may be one of the last generation heir Sasando Rote.
The first child of two brothers were inspired to stay conscious and extend the life of Sasando order to continue playing in the ears of future generations.
"People who can play Sasando currently lives of eight people, including me," said the man was familiarly called Jack's.
Of that number, three of whom were aged over 30 years. And in NTT itself is now nothing that can be played Sasando.
"The last person who could play Sasando in his village had died in 1997," said Jack.
Rescuer Sasando
Jack would never have thought that his devotion to the savior Sasando sweet fruit.
Kupang birth July 29, 1969 was a small moment to pursue Sasando forbidden by her parents who worry their first child is difficult to obtain a decent livelihood.
"Stop playing music, go to the garden become a farmer. Once the command my father, but I refused," he said.
At first he thought could not possibly live from Sasando but then in reality he lived from the instrument.
Now, in one week he performed at least three times and routines become performers in a famous restaurant in Bandung. The schedule does not include activities into Sasando music teacher at his home.
"To further socialize Sasando, I moved to Jakarta," said Jack who now lives in East Jakarta's numbers.
Not only play and teach, he extend the profession as a maker Sasando. "Anywhere from $ 5 million to Rp15 million," he said.
When Sasando increasingly towering prestige, order a gig Jack increasingly crowded. A number of countries he has ever sambangi for performances ranging from Malaysia, Japan, to Spain.
Unfortunately, not all regions son Rote bothered like Jack.
"It is very rare in young children who want to learn Sasando Rote," said the man who began to pursue it Sasando since 1984.
He admitted concern with the conditions that must now must swallow the bitter fact that the parents-parents are so proud to play Sasando in various traditional ceremonies, complete with hat tilangga, clothing, and traditional dances, most had died.
They did not leave a legacy of books or school who can guide the young generation to be his successor.
"Now we come to a point where it almost feels too late," said Jack.
Stranger
He emphasized not always determine one's talent into a great player Sasando.
"For anyone who has the desire and no intention would be," he said.
He has a dream, Sasando a musical instrument that is universally recognized. For that reason he moved to Jakarta, leaving her job at the Foundation Church in Kupang and choose Sasando as a way of life.
In the capital, he opened his house for anyone who wants to learn Sasando. However, he again faced with the harsh reality that most students who come are actually foreign nationals.
"Almost 90 percent of foreigners from Japan to Australia's starting to be my disciple," he said.
Currently, he has 100 people who all female students. Because few men still want to learn to pick Sasando.
What makes Jack sad, some times never find books published by the Japanese who brought his students, reviewed the matter Sasando.
"There was a picture Sasando. But all his writings lettered in Japan and is Lele Bo Bo song in it," he said.
Learning out
He regretted that if one day the Indonesian people are forced to study abroad to simply pick Sasando.
According to Jack, is a bit tricky to play Sasando having to have a "feeling" strongly about music and hand motor coordination that must be balanced. Because the melody is on the left and the bass is on the bottom that is hard to see.
However, if you really do not learn until two years people will be able to pluck strings Sasando to play a song.
He claimed the government had the greater attention to Sasando. Proven on the anniversary of Indonesia August 17, 2009 one of his nephews was asked to play a musical instrument in front of Merdeka Palace.
He was often invited on various occasions including cultural campaign abroad by the number of departments.
But the matter of assistance in other forms, including materials, he admitted had never get from anywhere.
Whereas DG Cultural Values, Arts, and Film, Department of Culture and Tourism (ministry), basically has provided a special program called maestro art tradition in the form of assistance allowance Rp 1 million per person per month up to a lifetime.
"It's been since a few years ago, we promote programs maestro," said Director General of Culture Value, Arts, and Film ministry, Tjetjep Suparman.
Meanwhile, Director of the Promotion of Foreign Affairs ministry, I Gde Pitana, said, Sasando is one of the maestro works of traditional art with the potential to "sell" in the international world.
"All the people who listen to music Sasando almost certainly interested," he said.
Therefore, it Sasando often invite players to participate in the event the "consumer selling" to a few key market targets of Indonesian tourism.
"This is also part to preserve Sasando from extinction," he said.
Thus Jacko H.A. Bullan will never be the last generation who pluck strings Sasando. (*)
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