Karinding preserved by Abah Olot

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Endang Sugriwa or Abah Olot believe, traditional musical instruments as part of the culture of a tribe or nation should be preserved. This is for the survival of the identity of the tribe or nation. In 2003, when Karinding, Sundanese traditional musical instrument, said to become extinct, he gasped. "I have a responsibility," he said.

''Rice insects              
 away when
 Karinding reads''

Abah Olot Karinding feel obliged to prevent extinction. Since from his great-grandfather, the expertise to make and play Karinding inherited in families. He then left his job as a furniture craftsman of wood and bamboo in Cipacing, Bandung regency, West Java. He returned to pursue a family legacy.
"I'm the next generation who inherited it after my father's expertise (Abah Entang) can no longer make Karinding because her eyes were myopic," said Abah Cimanggung Olot in the Village, District Parakan Muncang, Sumedang regency, West Java.
In the bamboo house, Abah Olot assisted five craftsmen make Karinding and other instruments made from bamboo. In the sling on the front porch stored set of instruments, a zither (a type of lute), toleat (like flute), and Kokol (similar kulintang).The instrument used traditional music group led Abah Giri Kerenceng Olot.
All the traditional musical instrument that is almost extinct. However, its main concern is Karinding. The reason, few people who can make Karinding.
Karinding originally made from the midrib of palm with a length of 10-20 centimeters. But in its development, midrib of palm increasingly rare because many people who cut down palm trees. Their reasons, the tree was no longer fruitful. Therefore, palm midrib was wasted, did not get old and dry.
Bamboo and then became the main ingredient Karinding. Condition, age bamboo minimum of two years. Bamboo is cut, crushed, and divided into three sections.
The first segment Karinding tapped into place and cause vibrations in the middle segment. In the middle segment there is a section of bamboo is cut to vibrate when tapped with a finger Karinding. In order to create sound, the middle segment Karinding placed in the mouth, flanked by top and bottom lip.
At first glance similar Karinding shrill sound of insects in rice fields. The sound was coming from the resonance in the mouth when Karinding vibrated. To set high-low tone, the player must be agile to catch his breath and tapping fingers.Such tools are also available in Bali, called genggong. However, how to play it differently. Genggong drawn yarn.
Abah told Olot, Karinding began rarely played after the 1970's. The rise of modern musical tastes influence the music community to the village. Karinding, who once frequently played at the wedding or circumcision, is starting to disappear.
Year 1940-1960's, Karinding familiar in people's lives Sundanese. Karinding played to entertain the farmers after harvesting rice or when drying the crop.Karinding evening played out as a form of joy of the harvest.
"Karinding also played while maintaining farmers' fields. Rice insects away when Karinding reads, "he said.
Entering the era of the 1990s, such Karinding swallowed by the earth. The lack of publicity about Karinding be one factor in the decline of traditional musical instruments. Karinding only sustainable in a small number of families, including families Abah Olot.
Since the age of 7 years, Abah Olot learn to play and make Karinding from his father and uncle. Expertise that he had left while growing up. Olot Abah had become pengojek and crafters furniture before continuing the family legacy of expertise.
"Call it caused my kasilih junti, do not forget customs," he said.
Began to rise
However, generating Karinding not easy. Beep Karinding considered not in accordance with the development of music. When beginning to make Karinding, Abah Olot provide free of charge to anyone who would accept.
Invitation to the youth in his hometown to play Karinding rejected. "Parents and young people assume there's no point playing Karinding," he said.
However, Abah Olot Karinding continue to promote the various regions. In 2008, the anniversary of Bandung, he met the creative community of young people who joined in Commonrooms Bandung.
"They asked for the supply Karinding to be played in public," said Abah Olot.
In the same year formed the music group of eight Karinding Attack. Personnel Karinding Attack traditional Sundanese not artists. They come from the underground music community and death metal that is often considered "slave baong" (bad boy). Abah Olot Karinding actually teach them to play.
The result, in a variety of live music and punk rock, such as Bandung Deathmetal Festival in October 2009, Karinding also appear. Starting from the death metal community, Karinding became popular among young people.
Many of them are then attracted and want to learn to play Karinding. So, every Wednesday and Friday, in place of Abah Olot opened training for those who want to learn Karinding.
Now, one Karinding priced at Rp 50,000. Karinding orders began to flow, even once a week Abah Olot must fill orders 100 Karinding.
Traditional musical instruments which was feared extinct was re-infecting. Almost all areas in West Java has a musical group Karinding. Players are not old, but young people with the creation of modern songs.
The name of their group was "fresh", as Markipat (short for Let Us Against), Karmila (short for Karinding Militants), Republic of Batujajar of West Bandung regency, and played Karinding Skateboard skateboard community.
Karinding also played in Bandung World Jazz Festival, in December 2009.Although it can be said is no longer played in the fields, instead sticking Karinding at jazz festivals world music accompanied by electric and modern instruments such as guitars, trumpets, and drums. So, mengalunlah Sundanese songs in jazz harmony and Karinding.
Behind the splendor back Karinding, there Abah Olot who remained loyal in the "workshop". He remained determined to smooth bamboo and maintain the identity of Sundanese people.