Karinding

The Karinding is Sundanese traditional musical instrument from West Java, Indonesia. It is similar to the Jew's harp and are usually made from bamboo and midribs of palm trees. Karindings made of palm tree midribs are traditionally used by male players, and bamboo instruments are used by female players.

Karinding
Woodwind instrument
Inventor(s)Sundanese
DevelopedIndonesia

Initially the karinding was used by ancestors to repel pests in rice fields, because the low decibel sound from karinding can disrupt the insect hearing.

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