Sasandu (rote language), or mussel language is often mentioned sasando stringed musical instrument played by plucking with the fingers of the hand. Sasando is a traditional instrument of culture rote. This tool is simple forms the main part of the long tubular bamboo, the center of the circle from top to bottom are given buffer (amusement-language rote) where strings or strings stretched over bamboo saved from top to bottom rests. This buffer produces different tones in each passage strings, while the container which serves for the resonance sasando form of woven palm (haik). Sasando shape generally similar to other stringed instruments, such as guitars, violins, harps and valiha of Madagascar.
Literally, the name of the language sasandu rote meaningful musical instrument that vibrates or rings. Sasando supposedly used in the community rote since the 7th century. There are several versions of folk story came about beginning sasandu/Sasando. This stems from strandings ceritra young man named Sangguana Ndana island which was then taken by local villagers before the king takala, it is that brings Sangguana with princess. Sangguanapun fell in love with the princess, but the king has a requirement to receive Sangguana.
Sangguana asked the king to make another musical instrument from another. In her dream Sangguana playing musical instruments beautiful shape and melodious voice. This is what inspires Sangguana to make musical instruments such as the king desired. The musical instrument named sasandu. The sasandu then given to the princess and the princess gave the name Hitu (seven) the meaning of naming because 7 (seven) sasando string vibrates when plucked simultaneously. Because the kings wishes fulfilled Sangguanapun successfully marry the kings daughter.
Traditional Sasando
There are several types sasando sasando Sasando gong and violin. Sasando gong gong usually played with rhythm and rhyme sung by rote to envy dance area, comforting the bereaved family and who are having a party. The sound of the gong tone pentatonic Sasando. Sasando gong stringed 7 (seven) or 7 (seven) tone, then developed into 11 (eleven) strings. Sasando gong better known on the island of Rote.
It is estimated that the late 18th century had been developed from sasando sasando gong to Sasando violin. Sasando violin is more developed in Kupang. Sasando violin tone diatonic and looks like sasando gong but bamboo forms a larger diameter than sasando gongs and the number of strings on the violin sasando more, totaling 30 tonnes grown to 32 and 36 strings. Sasando violin there are 2 forms of sasando to form the resonance chamber is made of palm leaves/haik and sasando fiddle with the shape of the resonance chamber is made of wood or multiplex (box/box/crate).
Why say sasando violin? Because the tones that exist in sasando mimic that of the violin tone, at first tuner stringed instrument made of wood, which must be played then tapped to set the right tone. Sasando violin violin made from a box less experienced development and ultimately the more familiar sasando fiddle with the resonance chamber of haik (palm leaves shaped like a container), as we often see on banknote five thousand emissions in 1992