Genggong is the name of a kind of misical instrument, one of the oldest music instruments in Bali, or possibly in the world. Many books describe that this kind of instrument found in many parts of the world, in many versions and shapes.
Balinese Genggong is made of the skin of palm-leaf stem
(Arenga Saccharifera), about 10 to 20 cm long, 2 or 3 wide, 2 to 5 mm thick.
Its center part is very thin to allow it vibrate when blown. The orchestra is
played by a team of 30 to 100 players, each person has one Genggong to blow by
mouth, with several bamboo flutes to play the melody while the bass is produced
by an instrument called Guntang.
Very often a Genggong play has some dancing too. Usually it
is just improvisations, derived from the action of animals like the butterfly
dance. Tiger dance, Monkey dace, or even just a "no name" dance
performed by one of audience.
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