Artist Detailed Info: Kacapi Suling

Kacapi suling is not the name of an artist or group, rather a form of traditional Sundanese music from West Java in Indonesia. If possible you should adjust your tags.

"Kacapi suling" refers to the specific instruments used in this style. The kacapi is a Sundanese zither-like instrument derived from the Chinese guzheng. Two types are used: the higher pitched kacapi rinci and, the lower pitched kacapi indung. Suling means "flute" in Indonesian. Kacapi suling is essentially Tembang Sunda minus vocals, and also at interludes between songs at a typical Tembang Sunda performance. Kacapi suling has instrumental pieces performed in two different scales; the first four in laras pelog convey a light mood, the last four, in laras sorog are more slow and grave. The change to laras sorog usually takes place at midnight and lasts til sunrise.

Many hotels in Indonesia, especially in Bali, and other parts of the world like in Shenzhen China play this Sundanese music genre in their lobbies. Malaysia itself invited Sundanese Kacapi Suling experts from the Province of West Java to teach their expertise in Malaysia.

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