Gallery Indonesia Kaya Introduces NTT Musical Tools Through Sasando Rhapsody

JAKARTA - Raising the theme of Bali and Nusa Tenggara throughout July 2023, the Indonesia Kaya Gallery shows the beauty of the rhythm of the legendary musical instrument from East Nusa Tenggara in a performance entitled sando Rhapsody with Andovi Da Lopez and Nusa Tuak.

Featuring sasando as the center of performance and attention, for approximately 60 minutes art connoisseurs were entertained with the beauty of the melody of the sasando musical instrument performed by Nusa Tuak with songs reflecting the values of the Eastern Nusa Tenggara tradition such as Lalean, Bolebo, and much more.

Quoted from Antara, Sunday, Sasando Rhapsody's performance was also enlivened by the performance of Andovi da Lopez who performed a narrative of the show about beauty and wonder from sasando.

The show also features a collaboration of narrative painting, depicting the story through scratch that is in line with the sasando melody with Diego Luister Berel.

"Today afternoon is the first time I have appeared before art connoisseurs at the Kaya Indonesia Gallery. I am proud to be able to introduce the culture of East Nusa Tenggara in a fun way with the music group Nusa Tuak who also raised the culture of East Nusa Tenggara," said Andovi da Lopez, in an official broadcast on Sunday.

In this performance, Nusa Tuak and I invite the audience to connect with the rich culture of East Nusa Tenggara and the beauty of the melody contained in the sasando square. "Hopefully our performance can be well accepted and become entertainment that is beneficial for art connoisseurs," he added.

Andovi da Lopez is a content creator and actor from Indonesia. Andovi was first known with his brother through the handlesIndonesian24 channel on YouTube. Together with his brother, Andovi also had time to make the DPR Musical which aired virtually and is currently preparing the Polarization Musical Theater.

Meanwhile, Nusa Tuak is a music group that seeks to introduce sasando musical instruments to the wider community.

Consisting of Ganzerlana, Izhu, Utha Takalapeta playing sasando, Rico Matahelumual playing hawaiian ambon, Utha as bassist, Pepi as drummer, Martin Koehuan as guitarist, Firdha Rachmadani and Pepi Toy as vocalists, and Dicky Dayu playing suling.

Nusa Tuak hopes that the strain of sasando can be enjoyed by the younger generation together with modern music.

On the other hand, said Program Director of the Indonesia Kaya Gallery, Renitasari Adrian also praised the collaboration between Andovi and Nusa Tuak. He also hopes that this performance can be a useful dish.

Both of them managed to amaze the art connoisseurs who were present today. Hopefully this performance can be a useful, inspiring, and entertaining dish for art connoisseurs," said Renitasari.