Dramatic works for vocal ensembles and gong orchestras are the focus of number 17 in Smithsonian Folkways' huge and comprehensive series on the music of Indonesia. This CD focuses on the music of the Dayek people, and to a lesser extent the Meleyu, both of Borneo. It features seven distinctly different types of music from this third largest of the world's islands. They range from works that will be familiar to those who know Indonesia via gamelan but also delve into more unexpected territory. Large vocal ensembles sing in unison, some all female, some mixed gender. There are a number of tracks that show the different types of metal gong ensembles. Most interesting of the set are pieces performed by a bamboo senggayung ensemble. Seven pairs of bamboo tubes are held by seven players, one in each hand, and struck against each other to create an interlocking melody. The sound is surprising, rich in rhythm and melody, extremely structured and precise. Technically excellent recordings are accompanied by detailed historical and musical notes by Philip Yampolsky. --Louis Gibson
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Our second album on Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) presents music from seven Dayak groups, three (out of four) provinces, and a variety of genres and ensembles. Many selections are devoted to the gong ensembles of Kalimantan, which are unlike either the large gamelon of Java and Bali or the interlocking gong ensembles of the southeastern region. Contrasting styles of choral singing are heard, as well as four rhythmically bewildering pieces for an ensemble of bamboo tubes struck together. The album closes with an unusual twenty-three minute overview of the music from a three-day curing ritual among the Ot Danum of the Melawi River region in West Kalimantan.
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 17: Kalimantan: Dayak Ritual and Festival Music,Various Artists,Smithsonian Folkways,Ethnic,Indigenous,Indonesia,Indonesian,Int'l & World Music,Pacific Islands,Pop,Traditional,World Music
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Music of Indonesia, Vol. 17: Kalimantan: Dayak Ritual and Festival Music
Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00000DHYQ Release Date: 1998-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Dance Song - Kenyag Umaqjalan
- Gamal Muda - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Gamal Tuha - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Kanjan - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Kalimantan - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Tumbak - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Kalait Cambung - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Sengkumang - People Of The Upper Jelai River
- Kamang Siado - Kanayatn
- Tingakakok - Kanayatn
- Baramutn - Kanayatn
- Dayung Kiaan - Kayan Mendalam
- Buntaqng - Benuaq
- Beliatn Sentiyu Suite - Benuaq
- Ngerangkau - Benuaq
- Bantang Lawai - Dusun Deyah
- Timang 1 - Ot Danum
- Timang 2 - Ot Danum
- Timang 3 - Ot Danum
- Kandan And Parung - Ot Danum
- Timang - Ot Danum
- Drumming: Singing In Trance - Ot Danum
- Drumming - Ot Danum
- Final Timang - Ot Danum
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Dramatic works for vocal ensembles and gong orchestras are the focus of number 17 in Smithsonian Folkways' huge and comprehensive series on the music of Indonesia. This CD focuses on the music of the Dayek people, and to a lesser extent the Meleyu, both of Borneo. It features seven distinctly different types of music from this third largest of the world's islands. They range from works that will be familiar to those who know Indonesia via gamelan but also delve into more unexpected territory. Large vocal ensembles sing in unison, some all female, some mixed gender. There are a number of tracks that show the different types of metal gong ensembles. Most interesting of the set are pieces performed by a bamboo senggayung ensemble. Seven pairs of bamboo tubes are held by seven players, one in each hand, and struck against each other to create an interlocking melody. The sound is surprising, rich in rhythm and melody, extremely structured and precise. Technically excellent recordings are accompanied by detailed historical and musical notes by Philip Yampolsky. --Louis GibsonAlbum Description
Our second album on Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) presents music from seven Dayak groups, three (out of four) provinces, and a variety of genres and ensembles. Many selections are devoted to the gong ensembles of Kalimantan, which are unlike either the large gamelon of Java and Bali or the interlocking gong ensembles of the southeastern region. Contrasting styles of choral singing are heard, as well as four rhythmically bewildering pieces for an ensemble of bamboo tubes struck together. The album closes with an unusual twenty-three minute overview of the music from a three-day curing ritual among the Ot Danum of the Melawi River region in West Kalimantan.World Music:
- Musical Traditions of St Lucia
- Nomade [Import]
- Nostalgia Italiana: 20 Top Twenty Hits, 1965
- O Baś Do Raul [Import]
- Outlandish: Bread & Barrels of Water [Import]
- Pageant [CD-single] [Import]
- Pantanal [Import]
- Parla Patois [Import]
- Pasion Por la Musica [Import]
- Raca Negra [Import]
World Music
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture Op. 26; Symphony No. 5
Pure Urban Essentials V.2 [Import]
Notorious Byrd Brothers [Import]
Red Horse Boogie Woogie [Live]
Phat Azz Mixes!! [Explicit Lyrics]