🎬 Introducing Traditional Aceh Rapai Musical Instruments

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Hello dtuber all ...
This time I want to introduce an Aceh traditional musical instrument, namely "Rapai".

Rapai is a traditional Acehnese percussion instrument which is included in the family of drum frames, which is played by being hit by hand without using a stick. Rapai is often used in traditional ceremonies in Aceh such as marriage ceremonies, apostle circumcision, night market performances, accompanying dances, and also at traditional and cultural memorial moments.

According to a verse written by Rapai, this musical instrument originated from Syeh Abdul Kadir Jailani, a great scholar of jurisprudence from Persia who lived in Baghdad.

Rapai was brought by an Islamic announcer from Baghdad named Syeh Rapi (some called Syeh Rifai) and was played for the first time in the Royal Capital of Aceh, Banda Khalifak (now Gampong Pandee, Banda Aceh) around the 11th century.

This traditional rapai musical instrument is round and similar to crock and low walled. And it also has gingers (jingles) on the wall that are thin like a straight plate and made of copper to give a distinctive sound when clinking.

The frame body of a traditional rapai musical instrument is made from jackfruit wood, merbau wood or ara wood which is quite old. The shape is like a crock or pan with various sizes, while the bottom is empty, with edges or walls called paloh.

For this size rapai membranes or membranes are made from goat skin which has been treated or thinned and sliced ​​with bamboo. Whereas to reach a larger size like rapai pase is made from cow leather.

Rapai use a rattan around the edge to tighten to membaran membaran or membrane rapai, and this greatly affects the sound that is caused so it is more echoing. To produce a clatter and crisp sound, metal plates are used on the sides of the bald like the jingles on the tambourine.

This traditional Acehnese musical instrument is played in a sitting position, the left hand holds the body rapai and the right hand hits the rapai skin. This reach has 3 basic tones, for those who are more skilled, it usually plays with 4 tones, that is, added a flower tone between the 3 basic notes, with the collaboration of the flower tones the music produced will be more alive and unique.

When hit in the middle of the membrane will produce a big buzzing or echo sound, but not sharp (low), and if hit on the edge will get a sharp and loud sound or can be likened to a drum game that is hit with a stick on a rimshot.

To hear the notes released from this traditional musical instrument you can see directly on the video I have displayed as the sample.

In this video I do not sing songs using this traditional instrument, for now I only introduce the musical instrument rapai first, and I will sing it on the next video of a poem by using this traditional musical instrument special for all of you.

Don't forget to watch my song on my next video okay. Thank you for those of you who have read my writing in vidio description.

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