Indonesia, Vol. 7 (1995)

About this title: More than a decade of research and mobile field recording went into the highly acclaimed twenty-volume Smithsonian Folkways series devoted to the music of Indonesia. Philip Yampolsky, an ethnomusicologist who specializes in the music of the Indonesian archipelago, collaborated with the Indonesian Society for the Performing Arts on this remarkable and wide-ranging series. Volume seven concentrates upon music from the forests of Riau and Mentawai; the ethnic groups heard here are the Petalangan, the Talang Mamak, and the Mentawai of southern Siberut Island. The Mentawai are said to have little ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tetigo
2. Atip
3. Samo Kuantan
4. Anak Tonga
5. Ondai Bondai
6. Balai Pusing
7. Excerpt from a Belian Ritual: Lancang Tujuh Setali
8. Menanyo Kejadian Puan [Excerpt]
9. Janda Pulang Bepauh
10. Serama Angin/Cincang Pauh Dangkal
11. Mapopoalat [Excerpt]
12. Atuakkiwan
13. Urai Panoga Kagerat
14. Urai Pameruk
15. Urai Turuk Titirere
16. Urai Turuk Bilou

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.