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PERSEMBAHAN MUZIK TRADISIONAL CAKLEMPONG
C5, Rumah Pangsa Senawang Fasa 2, Taman Sri Mawar
Senawang, 70450 Negeri Sembilan.
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Introduction and history
Caklempong is folk music of the Minangkabau community. It was brought to Malaya by the Minangkabaus of the West Sumatra, Indonesia, who settled in Negeri Sembilan in the 14th century.
In the Minangkabau dialect, caklempong is taklempong, a traditional musical instrument from the idiophone family that uses a diatonic scale. 'Cak' is the sound of the drumbeats while 'lempong' is the sound of the bonang (gong) beats.
In the past, caklempong was so important that apart from entertaining, it captured the audience so profoundly that they became united, benefitting the community at large.
To begin with, there were five caklempong tones: do, re, mi, so and la. However, in 1970, the caklempong was developed into six tones: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, and do.
This music is performed at government ceremonies, official events and folk festivals.
This exceptional traditional caklempong should be preserved as the cultural heritage of Negeri Sembilan and be exposed internationally, for the pleasure of the world.
EQUIPMENT TO PLAY
To play caklempong one needs the following instruments:
• Gereteh
Gereteh is made of 24 small gongs called ’bonang’, placed horizontally on a specially-made place called tepak. It plays two tunes which are melodies I and II.
• Tingkah
Twelve other bonang, arranged horrizontally, playing the codes.
• Sauwa/sawo
The sauwa/sawo, another 12 bonang, arranged horizontally, play the melodic ostinato.
• Canang
Twelve bonang playing the bass beats.
The bonang gereteh, beinha, saua and canang are made of copper. They are the idiophones, tapped with a wrapped wooden drum mallet. The other musical instruments often played along to enrich the caklempong tunes are drums, gongs, flutes and bangsi.
Encik Yuzaimuddin bin Md Yusof is the figure of caklempong. He was the recipient of the Cultural Arts Award in 2023 from JKKN Negeri Sembilan and awarded the Tokoh Caklempong in 2015 by the National Academy of Cultural Arts and Heritage.
Reference Source
i. Bahan Bacaan
ii. Tokoh : Encik Yuzaimuddin bin Md Yusof
Location
State JKKN Contact Information
Rosdianah binti Roman
Cultural Officer
Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, Negeri Sembilan
Kompleks JKKN Negeri Sembilan
Jalan Sungai Ujong
70200 Seremban
NEGERI SEMBILAN DARUL KHUSUS
06-767 6793/763 6308 / 761 0593
