Genggong
Ban-Latn • Illustration — A ban-Latn. The free end of the tongue points toward the left. The string, attached to the base of the tongue, is jerked to make it vibrate.
Also recorded as gamelan genggong
Genggong
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Ban-Latn • Illustration — A ban-Latn. The free end of the tongue points toward the left. The string, attached to the base of the tongue, is jerked to make it vibrate.
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The ban-Latn is a kind of jew's harp used in the music of Bali. It consists of a wooden frame and tongue cut from a single piece of the leaf stem of the sugar palm. The left end is held firmly against the cheek, while a string tied to the right end is jerked rhythmically to set the tongue into motion (in contrast to other jaw harps in which the tongue itself is plucked to produce sound). Different harmonics are produced by pronouncing different vowel sounds. Very much a folk instrument, ban-Latn was traditionally played only as a solo instrument or with small numbers of other ban-Latn as informal entertainment. Since the 1930s, however, ban-Latn has often featured in gamelan genggong, a larger ensemble of several ban-Latn together with suling and percussion instruments.
Genggong is a Jew's harp.
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