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	Sumatra - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are...
		West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatra Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia.
		It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara...
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	Folk Music - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Folk Music, the music with which the people of a nation or an ethnic group most specifically identify themselves.
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	World Music Discography
		Chinese music of the Han and the Uighurs.
		Music of Bali: Gamlean Semar Pegulingan from the village of Ketewel.
		The Jasmine Isle; music of the Javanese Gamelan.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /music/Discographies/worlddisco/worldiscoas.html (2722 words)

	CDeMUSIC
		The music on this CD was recorded and annotated by Philip Yampolsky and focuses on music played on a variety of native stringed instruments, sometimes with singing, from the Kalimantan region of the island of Borneo.
		Part of the Music Of Indonesia series, the recordings of Indonesian traditional music on this CD was done by Philip Yampolsky in 1996.
		A diverse collection musical forms, including energetic drumming that accompanies slow moving dancers, funeral music for singers and fultes or flutes alone, a range of choral music, gong wedding music, and choral harvest songs with drums.
	www.cdemusic.org /store/cde_search.cfm?keywords=indonesiacds (915 words)

	Music
		The music on this volume demonstrates their deep embrace of Islam, but also conflicts between Islam and older, polytheistic Melayu traditions.
		Volume 7 presented Melayu ritual music; this volume concentrates on music for entertainment and also theater forms in Sumatra and the Riau Islands, which lie between Sumatra and the Malaysia/Singapore peninsula.
		This album might possibly be the most musically consistent of Brave Combo because they derived all of their material and/or song styles from closely related cultures of a condensed geographical region.
	shopping.msn.com /results/shp/?bCatID=5341,av=53-115462 (997 words)

	THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF INDONESIA
		European influence from this time can also be heard in the music of the Batak people of North Sumatra, and from the end of the 19th century, the beginnings of guitar accompaniment incorporated within a distinctly Indonesian idiom in music from Sumatra, South Sulawesi and elsewhere.
		At the start of the 70s, modern pop music styles were created that emphasized their Indonesian feel, to combat the free flowing importation of western music, but under those same influences of rock, jazz and latin music.
		Their music is an updated form of qasidah, originally a storytelling/singing form of Arabic religious epics accompanied by chanting and percussion.
	www.farsidemusic.com /RG_INDONESIA.html (3055 words)

	World Music Recordings in the CSB/SJU Libraries
		Music of Nias and North Sumatra: Hoho, Gendang Karo, Gondang Toba (Music of Indonesia, vol.
		Music from the Forests of Riau and Mentawai (Music of Indonesia, vol.
		Shakuhachi, the Japanese Flute / Kohachiro Miyata, shakuhachi.
	employees.csbsju.edu /bcampbell/worldmusicrecordings.htm (1040 words)

	Ford Foundation Report
		The goal is to bring this varied musical heritage to a wide audience so that listeners might gain a deeper understanding of the many cultural traditions that brush up against each other in Indonesia.
		Music played on instruments cut from bamboo celebrates the fruit harvest in West Kalimantan.
		Moreover, stations in Sulawesi, Bali and Sumatra have found that putting local and traditional music on the air has brought an increase in advertising revenue.
	www.fordfound.org /publications/ff_report/view_ff_report_detail.cfm?report_index=228 (1346 words)

	Smithsonian Folkways at cdRoots
		Kroncong, an older form, grew to become a popular music of the Indonesian elite and Langgam Jawa is a regional form of Kroncong, sung in Javanese and strongly associated with the city of Surakarta.
		The music of the gamelan Banjar, from South Kalimantan, is like a wild fantasia on the Javanese model; the album provides the half-hour-long overture to a wayang play, plus music for a masked dance.
		Musically, the vast province of Maluku ("the Moluccas") is one of the least known regions of Indonesia.
	www.cdroots.com /smithsonian.shtml (2136 words)

	"Local, Global, or National?..." by R. Andrew Sutton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
		Music video clips are seen on all Indonesian stations on a regular basis and are routinely used to fill an extra few minutes between shows, in lieu of commercials.
		Musical forms are not those of indigenous songs or pieces of any Indonesian region, but rather those typical of international pop music.
		The term etnik or etnika is being used with increasing frequency in the discourse on Indonesia's music as a catch-all to refer to non-pop, non-Western music, especially the countless regional traditions of the archipelago.
	polyglot.lss.wisc.edu /mpi/workshop98/papers/sutton.htm (8028 words)

	Music of Indonesia, Vol. 11-20
		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.
		Basing is the funeral music of the Kajang, performed by two female singers and two long flutes, or by the flutes alone.
		Also included is gong music for Mongondow weddings and spirited choral maengket singing from Minahasa with drums in celebration of the harvest.
	www.technobeat.com /BOOKS/INDONESIA/Indo2.html (936 words)

	World Music Indonesia - Indonesian Music
		In the continuing growing collection of music from Indonesia presented by Smithsonian Folkways, this volume is a standout.
		The music is amazing both for the quality of the sound and the beauty of the performing gamelans--the word means both the band and the music they play.
		More incomparable music from the islands of Indonesia is presented in Volume 15 of the Smithsonian Folkways series recorded and compiled by Philip Yampolsky.
	www.almudo.com /Indonesia-Music.htm (1150 words)

	CD Baby: INDONESIA POSTMODERN / VOL.1: Indonesia Postmodern / vol.1
		This eclectic compilation of Indonesian music arose out of 7 years of studio and field recordings, forming the soundtrack for an in depth series of films by Anthropologist Robert Lemelson and filmmaker Dag Yngvesson, looking at culture and mental illness in Bali and Java.
		Beginning to familiarize themselves with parts of the vast variety of music from the archipelago’s 17000 islands and over 500 languages and ethnic groups, Robert and Dag sought sounds that would help bring out and create certain moods in the films, while placing characters in their own distinctive environments.
		The result is a unique combination of traditional, modern, and even pop music from Java, Bali, and Sumatra, filtered through the ears, as well as the lens of Western visitors who grew up on rock and roll, punk, hip hop, and jazz.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/indonesiav1 (579 words)

	Indonesia Books - Music. Buy Indonesian music from Amazon.
		Music Of Indonesia 7: Music From The Forests Of Riau And Mentawi
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	Indonesia on RootsWorld
		Two are ronggengs performed by a quartet of metal gongs, xylophone and drums, with two accompanying dancers, The final cut is a spectacular song for three vocalists, drum, flute, gong and a siter, The siter is a zither-like instrument with a beautiful sustain, and this piece is an epic 1 2-minute showcase for it.
		His music is constructed to take advantage of the audience and performers relative positions and there is movement impossible to capture on tape.
		The gamelan music of Indonesia has to be one of the most haunting and alien (to western ears) musical forms around, a musical style and also the name for the collection of instruments on which the music is played.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/indonesia.html (2221 words)

	Folk Music - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Folk Music, music that is transmitted orally (handed down through performance rather than with notation, and learned by hearing).
		Some of these traditions carry traces of musical practices of peoples with...
		Japanese folk music, which is of ancient origin, exists primarily in the form of religious festival music, work songs, and dance accompaniments.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Folk_Music.html (143 words)

	Folkways Smithsonian Recordings
		The music of the gamelan Banjar, from South Kalimantan, is like a wild fantasia on the Javanese model; the album provides the half-hour-long overture to a wayang play, plus music for a masked dance.
		Basing is the funeral music of the Kajang, performed by two female singers and two long flutes, or by the flutes alone; Kajang find it deeply sorrowful.
		Musically, the vast province of Maluku ("the Moluccas") is one of the least known regions of Indonesia.
	www.folkways.si.edu /projects_initiatives/indonesian/series.html (2160 words)

	* Content-Frame 02 [EN] - ManaLagi ! Productions: Audio Productions *
		The music of West Sumatra got influences from several sources: First, there is music especially used to guide the dances of the Malay people living on Sumatra and the West Malaysian peninsula.
		This Audio CD invites the listener to witness the music of the traditional performance practice of the "Pencak Silat", aka "Silek", as it can be found in West Sumatra: The soft sounds of the "Saluang" and "Bansi", the vivid play of the "Talempong", "Tambua Tasa" and "Gandang Sarunai".
		Some years ago he rediscovered the music traditions of his people, the old ceremonies and their music contexts became a source of inspiration to him.
	www.manalagi.de /en/audio_02.htm (580 words)

	Basics of Indonesian Music - Best of
		The music in Indonesia is as diverse as its culture.
		This instrumental ensemble music played on a variety of metal pots, gongs, and drums (the word gamelan refers to the collection of instruments themselves) has enchanted first-time listeners (including Sir Francis Drake who visited Java in 1580) with its blend of exotic modality and shimmering timbre.
		Among the many different music styles from the various cultures across this maritime continent, two other major music types that have become common are kroncong and dangdut.
	www.indonesialogue.com /best-of/basics-of-indonesian-music.html (563 words)

	Paradise Road \| MTV MOVIES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When their gunboat is sunk in an air attack, the survivors wash ashore on Japanese-held Sumatra.
		Though living conditions are squalid, food is scarce, and a thin sliver of soap inspires a shower brawl, the music keeps spirits uplifted and a Jewish-German doctor (Frances McDormand) provides some medical aid.
		Some provided, from memory, sheet music of the pieces they performed, which were used in the film.
	www.mtv.com /movies/movie/111814/moviemain.jhtml (446 words)

	Music of Indonesia
		The music of both ethnic groups is fast paced and the overall sound is characteristically light.
		Something that is akin to the gong appears on Music of Indonesia 11 in the mendu, theatre music from the island of Sedanau.
		Regardless whether it's tinkling kacapis or sampeqs, or tragically creaking violins; regardless whether the music is sung or purely instrumental; regardless whether it's a single musician showing his very best, or an entire ensemble - the ears relish, unable and unwilling to put an end to this feast.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /reviews/indones2.htm (1172 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Taswir Zubir (53), chairman of the Association of Gamad Families of Padang (Hikagapa), believes that the arrival of the Portuguese in Padang, located on the western coast of Sumatra Island, during the 16th century brought an imposing influence on the local music traditions.
		Gamad, Zubir said, is of the same group as Malay songs in the Malay Peninsula, the Deli Malay in North Sumatra and Keroncong Tugu in Jakarta.
		A number of gamad art troupes were set up and gamad music has been passed on to the younger generations.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20061228.F01 (860 words)

	Music of the world hits Albuquerque screen
		The series is a stage-setter for the Globalquerque music festival Sept. 23 and 24 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
		Globalquerque founder Tom Frouge said the movie series will focus on the nations represented at the music fest and some of the musicians who are scheduled to perform, including Oliver "Tuku" Mkutudzi from Zimbabwe.
		Frouge said the marriage of music and film is a natural one for Globalquerque, now in its second year.
	www.abqtrib.com /news/2006/sep/15/music-world-hits-albuquerque-screen/?printer=1 (846 words)

	Cargorecords.co.uk: Various - Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol. 2
		These tracks (chosen from stacks of old cassettes) were recorded from the 1960's through the 1980's and are all but dismissed by many Sumatrans who seem to prefer a more contemporary sound.
		This is an assortment of relics from a forgotten period of transition in Sumatran music when psychedelic organs echoed underneath arabic string sections and rustic violins sawed atop trance beats from poorly-lit night markets.
		Keep in mind that this is NOT a document for the mere purpose of preservation, although it may serve as such.
	www.cargorecords.co.uk /release_zoom.php?item=1540 (242 words)

	EOL 7 CD review: Indonesian music, vol. 11 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Melayu Music of Sumatra and the Riau Islands.
		Zapin is a dance music associated with Muslim celebrations that is played on a gambus (a lute that resembles more or less closely a Middle Eastern ‘ud) by the singer and accompanied by several drummers playing marawis (two-headed frame drums).
		Ronggèng is music associated with dance events in which a professional dancer/singer dances with male members of the audience.
	research.umbc.edu /efhm/7/brinner/vol11.html (1384 words)

	Music of North Sumatra
		Such is the variety of Batak music and dance that no one program could present even a sampling of it all.
		There are musical compositions specific to one or another clan; clan membership determines the order of events at the life-cyle ceremonies at which music and dance are essential.
		The word for "ceremony" ("gondang" in Toba; "gendang" in Karo) is actually a musical term and refers both to the Batak orchestra of drums, gongs, and oboes and also to the tunes they play.
	www.newalbion.com /NA046 (475 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Malay music is usually played with a five-piece set consisting of a guitar, a contra-bass, a violin, a conga drum and the instrument that sets this type of music apart from dangdut -- an accordion.
		Distinctively indigenous to the northern region of Sumatra, specifically the cultures of Riau, the Minang, the Bengkulu, the Melayu Deli of Medan, the Acehnese and some parts of Borneo, Malay music is embraced as a proud part of their national identity, and is held close to their hearts.
		Subsequently, local TV stations in Sumatra -- which air Malay music programs twice a week -- have followed suit, injecting a high dose of eye-popping, mouth-dribbling musical extravagances in their shows.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20051106.P27 (891 words)

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