GUIMBARDES JEWS HARPS ĐÀN MÔI

Listen to Abah Adi playing his "Karinding Rakit", a unique variety of mouth harp made from the midrib of a palm makes this even more beautiful is that he is also using a common drinking glass to amplify the sound! The construction and technique, including this unique method of hitting the karinding with the instrument's bamboo case, are unique to his village of Cirama Girang, Cianjur, West Java. The tune he's playing is a local favorite, "Kacang The moutharp is found all over the world in many types and forms and used by many different cultures. It is described by some as a 'mind cleaner', because the mouth cavity is used as a resonator it would drive unclear thoughts away and thus refresh the mind