Ketipung

Ketipung is Musical Accompaniment Songs

This musical instrument is commonly used to accompany Malay music. The little drum that has two sides of the Pabuh has become one of the traditional musical instruments in Indonesia. This is Ketipung , a small drum that is part of the gamelan instrument.

Ketipung has a small size and elongated round with a larger middle part. The musical instrument which is usually also used to accompany this Middle Eastern nuanced music is sometimes decorated with various Indonesian ethnic motifs.

Both sides of the Ketipung are made of goat skin or can also be thinned beef skin. When beaten, usually produces a round sound. In addition to Malay music, Ketipung is also one of the musical instruments that accompanied keroncong and even dangdut music.

Besides in Java, Ketipung is also mostly found in Kalimantan, especially East Kalimantan. Ketipung in East Kalimantan, has a slight difference with Ketipung of Java. Ketipung of this area is only one of the tins that are used for the neighbors while the other tins are left open. This East Kalimantan Ketipung is made of cylindrical rengs and the harbor parts are covered with goat skin.