BRUNEI | STREET | The Hadrah Gang ...

... a local traditional celebration in Brunei is usually "incomplete" without the sound of music from the Hadrah Gang .... which is a local percussion .. called "Tar" .. or simply Hadrah .. which is usually made from cow's hide wrap tightly around a wooden rim ...

... u rarely see this instrument being play as a solo piece band... but it is suppose to be played as a group of at least 10 people.... otherwise it won't sound as nice.... the more the merrier....

... but to get a very large around... or shall I say ... to conduct a very large number of musician in one go is quite a challenge.. especially when the musician came from a different "Guru" ... one can not only play traditional songs ... but those creative ones will play the latest Top 10 Billboard Chart songs! ... eeermmm.. infact... Dangdut ... & Banghra pun jua boleh .... ;)

.... but nowadays... with the advancement of modern technologies .. MP3s .. DIVX and the likes... some just play it on their MP3 or CD player a recorded version of the Hadrah .....

.. but honestly .. with due respect ..sorry to say ...... seriously ... it is pathetic .... banartah .... crap .... doesn't really sounds like the real thing ... the ambience is just not there.... it is better just to play some instrumental music .. rather than playing those "fake-hadrah-ambience" .....


... one of the groups of many Hadrah members during the celebration ...

... time like this I wish I've got the 10mm Ultra Wide Angle lens ... oh well what to do ... tunggu cari kalok saja....

... bah ....mun ada org nda beguna lens nya .. yg 10-20mm or 10-22mm... gtau saja... ;)

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