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FEMUSINDO.com - Kledi or keledi or Keluri or Enkulurai (Iban language) is a traditional Indonesian wind instrument made of bamboo and gourd.
Kledi is a traditional musical instrument from the island of Borneo. Keluri is also often played by the Orang Ulu who come from Sarawak, Malaysia, the northwest region of the island of Borneo.
This musical instrument has been recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia (Kemendikbudristek RI) in October 2015.
The Kledi musical instrument is believed to be thousands of years old. Making it one of the oldest traditional musical instruments in Indonesia.
In fact, this musical instrument has been carved on the relief of Borobudur Temple which was made in the 8th century AD. So this musical instrument is very important.
The shape of the Kledi musical instrument is quite unique, namely in the form of an arrangement of a number of bamboo tubes of various sizes connected by a gourd.
Usually, this gourd is stored first. Old pumpkins that are about 5-6 months old that have been removed, soaked for one month and then dried.
The pumpkin and bamboo stems are joined together using glue from the nest of the kelutut (small forest bee).
The function of the Long Tube is to produce one tone. While the other short tubes produce various flute tones.
The tones produced by the kledi are pentatonic tones. Usually, the kledi will be played during Dayak tribal rituals, accompanying songs, traditional dances and storytelling theater.
Through the sound vibrations produced, the kledi is believed to be able to connect humans with the supernatural and convey spiritual messages.
At that time, the Kledi was often used in celebration events to lead dances and human headhunting rituals.
Currently, this ritual is rarely performed. Therefore, Kledi or keledi or Keluri or Enkulurai are also rarely played and made in that area. (*)
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