TELLING STORY ABOUT SASANDO

SASANDO

Sasando is a musical instrument that comes from rote island, the sasando musical
instrument is quite famous because sasando have uniques shape and interesting history
Do you wanna know the story of sasando ?
Let’s start
Once upon a time there was a young man named sangguna. One day he got lost on
an island named Ndana. He wants brought by local people to the kingdom. Sangguna has
artists talent so he managed to the get close to the heart of Princess, so the king told
him to make a musical instrument that never existed. One night Sangguna dreamed that
he was playing a musical instrument that was very beautiful and had unique sound, because
of the dream sangguna succeded in making a musical instrument, which he named the
musical instrument “SASANDU”
finally, Sangguna gave the musical instrument to the princess as an answer to the king’s
request.
earlier is the Folklore of Sasando
Let’s find out more about sasando
Rote People call it Sandu meaning vibrate or sound. Sasando has functional as
entertainment function, traditional ceremonies, therapy and many more. Sasando is
played by plucking with our fingers, I’ve played it before, it’s difficult but it doesn’t
become a berrier for us to learn it. The information thet Rote people have been using
sasando musical instrument since sevent century. So we as people of East Njusa Tenggara
should be proud because we have extraordinary musical instrument.