Rapa'i Pasai played fifteen to thirty people
Rapa'i Pasai should be hanged, because of their large size and very heavy.
The players have to stand, just playing rhythm, without interval tone. poems, rhymes and advice sung in celebration of Islam.
Bass Rapa'i Pasai can reach long distances due to strong echoes and does not use a microphone, even at night, the sound can reach a distance of ten to fifteen Kilo meters.
There are times when pitted between groups, with the assessment criteria at the level Rapa'i rhythm, sound, and replying to answer rhymes opponent. Starting on the night until the morning dawn.
In the past, Rapa'i Pasai also called a war drum is played over two hundred people a few days before the fight, so that the public and the military prepare for war.
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