In Indonesia’s Flores, a lifelong bamboo flautist looks to the next generation

Mongabay
Dec 27, 2022, 6:07 am162 pts
NGADA, Indonesia — Marselus Selu wanted to be a musician from an early age, but he didn’t have the money back then to buy a flute. Today, he’s a master craftsman of bamboo instruments and has played for Indonesia’s president. “In the early ’70s it cost 5 rupiah, but I didn’t have any money,”…

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