Music Of Indonesia 11: Melayu Music Of Sumatra And The Riau Islands

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In the continuing growing collection of music from Indonesia presented by Smithsonian Folkways, this volume is a standout. It focuses on a number of artists on the Malay Peninsula (where Singapore is located) and parts of Sumatra. The Islamic music called Zapin, performed with oud and voice, has a heavy Arabic influence, rich and formal in its delivery. Ronggeng offers a more raucous sound, using tuned drums and accompanied by fiddle and other small string and wind instruments. The album is rounded out with some short excerpts from two formal theatrical styles, Mak Yong and Mendu, that are revealing but frustratingly brief and incomplete. --Louis Gibson

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Melayu (or "Malay") culture has been influential throughout much of Indonesia. This album presents two widespread Melayu entertainment genres plus songs and instrumental music from two forms of Melayu theater. Among the instruments heard are the gambus (a lute believed to have originated in Arabia), violin, several kinds of drums, and—in the polished ronggéng dance music of Medan—an eloquent accordion. Recorded in widely scattered locations in Sumatra and in three islands of Riau. 73 minutes. "Once again the producers of this series have found small gems from a large and complicated world, and presented them with quality and a ream of good liner notes."-CMJ

Tracks:

Cari Hiburan - Orkes Gambus Al-Hidayah, Fahmi Alwailhadi
Dayung Duabelas - Gambus Musicians, M. Sani Burhan
Lancang Kuning (Excerpt) - Gambus Musicians, H. Zakaria M.A.
Ahmadi - Gambus Musicians, Ismail
Peranta - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Betabek - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Cantek Manis - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Timang Bunga - Mak Yong Pak Atan
Jalan Kunon - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Lagu Perang - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Air Mawar - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Bermas - Grup Mendu Sedanau
Sri Mersing - Ronggeng Musicians, Aliah, Sarijah
Serampang Laut - Ronggeng Musicians, Aliah And Nazam Hamid
Serampang Laut - Joget Musicians Of The Orang Asli
Damak - Ronggeng Musicians
Hitam Manis - Ronggeng Musicians

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In the continuing growing collection of music from Indonesia presented by Smithsonian Folkways, this volume is a standout. It focuses on a number of artists on the Malay Peninsula (where Singapore is located) and parts of Sumatra. The Islamic music called Zapin, performed with oud and voice, has a heavy Arabic influence, rich and formal in its delivery. Ronggeng offers a more raucous sound, using tuned drums and accompanied by fiddle and other small string and wind instruments. The album is rounded out with some short excerpts from two formal theatrical styles, Mak Yong and Mendu, that are revealing but frustratingly brief and incomplete. --Louis Gibson

Album Description

Melayu (or "Malay") culture has been influential throughout much of Indonesia. This album presents two widespread Melayu entertainment genres plus songs and instrumental music from two forms of Melayu theater. Among the instruments heard are the gambus (a lute believed to have originated in Arabia), violin, several kinds of drums, and—in the polished ronggéng dance music of Medan—an eloquent accordion. Recorded in widely scattered locations in Sumatra and in three islands of Riau. 73 minutes. "Once again the producers of this series have found small gems from a large and complicated world, and presented them with quality and a ream of good liner notes."-CMJ

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