Hasapi, also written as kacapi, hapitan, and kulcapi, is a two-stringed lute played by the Batak people of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [1] The plucked instrument was used for Zere religious rituals and is now used as part of the orchestra accompanying the traveling theater Opera Batak.
References
- ^ Achim Sibeth; Bruce W. Carpenter (2007). Batak sculpture. D. Millet. p. 212.
Hasapi, also written as kacapi, hapitan, and kulcapi, is a two-stringed lute played by the Batak people of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [1] The plucked instrument was used for Zere religious rituals and is now used as part of the orchestra accompanying the traveling theater Opera Batak.
References
- ^ Achim Sibeth; Bruce W. Carpenter (2007). Batak sculpture. D. Millet. p. 212.