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A Talempong a small kettle gong which gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong as well as other gongs and drums. The term can refer to the instrument, the ensemble, or the genre of music.Talempong is a traditional music of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Talempong produce a static texture consisting of interlocking rhythms.
A Talempong a small kettle gong which gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong as well as other gongs and drums. The term can refer to the instrument, the ensemble, or the genre of music.Talempong is a traditional music of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Talempong produce a static texture consisting of interlocking rhythms.
Talempong can be made of brass, but some are made of wood and stone. Currently talempong of brass type is more widely used. This talempong circular holes on the bottom while at the top there is a prominent traffic circle two inches in diameter as a place to hit. Talempong has a different tone. The sound generated from a pair of wood that struck the surface.Talempong was brought into Negri Sembilan, Malay Peninsular by people of West Sumatra in 14th century. Here, talempong is also known as caklempong.
You can hear sound of talempong in this blog, take your speaker and listening the sound of talempong :). Talempong Minangkabau consist of two, Talempong Duduak And Talempong Pacik. Talempong duduak, played while sitting with talempong placed on desk, and Talempong Pacik, played while standing with talempong held in his left hand, usually consist of 2 to 3 units talempongWassalam.wr.wb
