Ancient Musical Instruments in the Sound of Borobudur
The sound of Borobudur as a part of the Borobudur Cultural Feast has one surprise for both performers and spectators. Artists are able to replicate the musical instruments depicted on the Karmawibhangga relief at Borobudur Temple. String instruments (called dawai) and wind instruments are going to be played in Sound of Borobudur.
There are several depictions of people playing musical instruments on the Karmawibhangga relief. There are three images of people playing string instruments and two images of people playing wind instruments, there is also an image of a suling (bamboo instrument). The instruments depicted in the reliefs are different than the musical instruments depicted in Indian and Thai temples, but they share similarities with musical instruments in Dayak Kalimantan culture. The string instrument (string) is similar to Dayak Sapèk and the wind instrument is similar to Dayak Keledi.
