Music of Indonesia, Vol. 20: Indonesian Guitars

Product Description
Guitars are everywhere in Indonesia. Most Indonesian guitars are the standard acoustic instrument: a waisted flat body,a wooden soundboard, a long fretted neck, and six strings. Urban popular music may also use electric rock guitars and Hawaiian guitars. In some rural areas of eastern Indonesia, homemade instruments may be of crude construction, without frets and with only four strings, but if they approximate the size and waisted shape of the standard guitar, we consider them guitars for our purposes. Guitars occur in a small number of genres of Indonesian music, but they are prominent nevertheless, since some of the genres in which they figure-pop, dangdut, kroncong-are known throughout the country. They are used only in entertainment music and what we may call religious popular music. Their most common use is to accompany informal singing of popular songs, church songs in Christian communities, and regional or national folksongs (lagu rakyat). These are taught in school or are generally known, but are not perceived as originating in commercial popular music. (Yampolsky 1999)

Music of Indonesia, Vol. 20: Indonesian Guitars,Various Artists,Smithsonian Folkways,Asian Folk,Ethnic,Indigenous,Indonesia,Indonesian,Int'l & World Music,Pacific Islands,Pop,World Music,Worldbeat

Average customer rating: Amazing collection of music! Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.

Music of Indonesia, Vol. 20: Indonesian Guitars Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Indonesia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Far East & Asia | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001ZWCR Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Kemayoran - Grup Bamba Puang/Moh
2. Stambul Naturil - Usman Achmad
3. Terang Bulan (Excerpt) - Sahilin/Siti Rohmah
4. Ludu Pambuhang (Excerpt) - Yohanes Terpanjang
5. Sungguh Terpaksa - La Podding/La Mamma
6. Los Quin Tallu-Tallu - Grup Bamba Puang/Moh
7. Nasib Mak Kualon - Usman Achmad
8. Laggam Di Bawah Sinar Bulan Purnama - Orkes Kroncog Mutiara/M. Sandy/Suhaery Mufti
9. Kolo Kot Matani - Band Teleu Nekaf/Mikhael Tefa
10. Nasib Mara Kuang - Sahilin/Siti Rohmah
11. Ludu Parinna - Ataratu
12. Fajar Di Atas Awan - Suarasama/Irwansyah Harahap/Rithaony Hutajulu

Album Description

Guitars are everywhere in Indonesia. Most Indonesian guitars are the standard acoustic instrument: a waisted flat body,a wooden soundboard, a long fretted neck, and six strings. Urban popular music may also use electric rock guitars and Hawaiian guitars. In some rural areas of eastern Indonesia, homemade instruments may be of crude construction, without frets and with only four strings, but if they approximate the size and waisted shape of the standard guitar, we consider them guitars for our purposes. Guitars occur in a small number of genres of Indonesian music, but they are prominent nevertheless, since some of the genres in which they figure-pop, dangdut, kroncong-are known throughout the country. They are used only in entertainment music and what we may call religious popular music. Their most common use is to accompany informal singing of popular songs, church songs in Christian communities, and regional or national folksongs (lagu rakyat). These are taught in school or are generally known, but are not perceived as originating in commercial popular music. (Yampolsky 1999)

Customer Reviews:

Amazing collection of music!.......2000-08-31

The selections on this album range from spirited and lively to dramatically sublime. Each track is a treasure in its own way. Some are dark, tragic pieces lamenting with lyrics and music. Others are bright songs that offer excellent mixtures of guitar work and vocal harmony. A couple of the songs, including the lyric masterpiece "Sungguh Terpaksa" and the mystical "Fajar Di Atas Awan," are some of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. This CD will please both newcomers and afficianados of Indonesian music.

Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant........1999-11-23

Astonishing collection of guitar-based music from Indonesia, with the Smithsonian liner notes living up to their usual excellence. Every track is great, but "Fajar Di Atas Awan" is a piece of melodic bliss. After hearing it, I would have paid twice as much even if it had been the only song on the CD. I'm not normally into "world music" whatever that means but this is a fantastic historical document.

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7. Portami Con Te
8. Rastafari Dub [Original recording remastered]
9. Reverence
10. Roentgen [Import]

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