Lombok island musical instruments

                Psaltery is one of the music that has been hundreds of years old and until now still popular . Psaltery evolved since the 19th century , along with the arrival of Arab immigrants from Hadramaut ( Republic of Yemen ) to the archipelago . If the trustees Songo using gamelan as a means of propaganda , Hadramaut immigrants who came later as the ingredients to make stringed instruments .
By using Qasida poetry , harp invites people closer to Allah and follow the example of His Messenger . At first , the Arab immigrants to bring their own equipment stringed stringed instruments from his native country . But now produced its own , which does not lose its quality . Stringed psaltery in the Middle East called the oud . So the term psaltery only known in Indonesia . I wonder who started it named .
While kasidahan peal salawat to the Prophet , harp develop into a means of entertainment . No wonder in the 1940s to the 1960s ( before the advent of dangdut ) , psaltery is a dish that is almost never miss the parties marriage and circumcision . Psaltery actually the forerunner of dangdut music has now become a music lover consumption , not only in the middle to lower levels , but had gotten into the top level .
One of the most famous musicians psaltery is Syech Albar , was born in Surabaya in 1908 , which was also the father of rock singer Achmad Albar . In 1935 seduction LPs recorded in " His Masters Voice " . The sound and the passage gambusnya not only popular in Indonesia , but also in the Middle East .

                 

            Beleq drum called because one of the tools is Beleq drum ( drum major ) . The orchestra consists of two Beleq drum drum called mama ( boys) and drum nina ( women) , serves as the carrier dynamics .
           A drum kodeq ( small drum ) , two reog as carriers of each melody reog mama , consisting of two tones and a reog nina , a perembak Beleq that serves as a rhythmic instrument , eight perembak kodeq , also called " copek " . This Perembak least six and at most ten . Functioning as a rhythmic instrument , a rhythmic petuk as a tool , a large gong as a rhythmic instrument , a gong penyentak as a rhythmic instrument , a gong oncer as a rhythmic instrument and two red flags or yellow fruit called telontek .
According to the story , Beleq drum is first played when no royal feasts , if there is a war being serves as commander of the war , being copek as soldiers . If necessary datu ( king ) in the war , the great umbrella will be used here .
            Now the umbrella function is emulated in the marriage ceremony . Beleq drum can be played while walking or sitting . The composition has a running time of certain rules , in contrast to sitting that has no rules .
At the time played Beleq drum carrier will play while dancing , as well as carrier petuk , copek and lelontek .