Various - Folk And Pop Sounds Of Sumatra Vol.1-2 (2003/2004)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Folk And Pop Sounds Of Sumatra Vol.1-2
- Year Of Release: 2003/2004
- Label: Sublime Frequencies
- Genre: Folk, Pop, World
- Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log)
- Total Time: 52:13 min; 1:02:06
- Total Size: 337; 407 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol.1
The equator runs through only ten countries on earth and I bet that you cannot name them all without consulting a map. Indonesia is one of them and the only nation in Asia with the equatorial stripe impaling it. There are so many different cultures spread-out on these islands, that it would take several lifetimes to experience them all properly. Within this umbrella of diversity is one of the world's richest and most dazzling sound museums. Sumatra is the northwestern entry point to the great archipelago. It is a large island approximately the size of California. There are jungles, mountains, swamps, various forms of myths and folklore, hustlers, Padang Food, Tigers, the Durian, dozens of cultures and languages, and more music than you've ever been allowed to hear. The selections on this CD are a combination of droning beat pop, pseudo-gypsy songs, jungle folk trance, and other improbable traditional and hybrid styles heard by only a handful of outsiders. These recordings are from old cassette tapes received as gifts, in trade, or purchased from sources in Sumatra in 1989. Some of the tapes are unmarked with the artists unknown, yet all of them are decaying documents of various sound quality containing some of the most eccentric artifacts ever uncovered from this fascinating island.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Haba Haba Group - Sitogol #1 (5:08)
1.02 - Unknown Artist - Unknown Title (3:04)
1.03 - Marios Group - Borungku Si Derita (5:16)
1.04 - Pimp Rubiah - Siti Payung (3:44)
1.05 - Samsimar - Indang Pariaman (5:05)
1.06 - Unknown Artist - Piso Somalim #1 (5:09)
1.07 - Pimp Rubiah - Sri Mersing (3:36)
1.08 - Samsimar - Bapikek Balam (3:55)
1.09 - Unknown Artist - Piso Somalim #2 (2:49)
1.10 - Haba Haba Group - Sitogol #2 (14:27)
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol. 2
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra (Volume 2) expands our presentation of the world’s least-known, outstanding musical improbabilities. From the infectious trance beat of Sumatra’s Folk Dangdut music, featuring Rabab (Violin) or Saluang (Flute), to the highly-refined and glorious Orkes Gambus (Orchestral Arabic music with “Gambus” literally meaning “Oud”), said to have been brought to the island by Islamic settlers from Yemen, the 18 tracks featured here will instantly convince the listener of the expressive beauty and diversity that Sumatra has contributed to the world music theater. Most of the musicians on this release are “Minangkabau” or “Minang” people who are devout followers of Islam as well as the world’s largest Matrilineal society (a Minangkabau child is the descendent of his/her mother, not father). 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. The Minang sound is like no other and it represents a vital link in the somewhat cloudy history of Sumatran music. Keep in mind that this is NOT a document for the mere purpose of preservation, although it may serve as such. This IS among the very best music you’ve never heard and you need to hear it NOW!
Tracklist:
01 - Syamsudin - Sigumendar (3:04)
02 - Unknown - Untitled (5:32)
03 - Iswani Ismail - Nelayan (6:00)
04 - Elly Kasim - Ayam Den Lapeh (2:29)
05 - Ummi Nadra - Senjah Indah (3:20)
06 - Syamsudin - Talang Denti (2:50)
07 - Fetty - Pariaman (3:21)
08 - H.J. Zahara - Mali Ila Ahadin (4:56)
09 - Mukhsin - Tanjuang Sani (4:07)
10 - Ummi Nadra - Taubat (4:08)
11 - Haba Haba Group - Kijom Kijom (2:05)
12 - Syamsudin - Bunga Rampai (3:06)
13 - Muchlis - Salam Pembukaan (4:23)
14 - Unknown - Unknown (1:46)
15 - Syamsudin - Bayang Terbyang (1:40)
16 - Ahmad Baki / H. Fadil - Usah Dikenang (6:09)
17 - Unknown - Unknown (3:10)
The equator runs through only ten countries on earth and I bet that you cannot name them all without consulting a map. Indonesia is one of them and the only nation in Asia with the equatorial stripe impaling it. There are so many different cultures spread-out on these islands, that it would take several lifetimes to experience them all properly. Within this umbrella of diversity is one of the world's richest and most dazzling sound museums. Sumatra is the northwestern entry point to the great archipelago. It is a large island approximately the size of California. There are jungles, mountains, swamps, various forms of myths and folklore, hustlers, Padang Food, Tigers, the Durian, dozens of cultures and languages, and more music than you've ever been allowed to hear. The selections on this CD are a combination of droning beat pop, pseudo-gypsy songs, jungle folk trance, and other improbable traditional and hybrid styles heard by only a handful of outsiders. These recordings are from old cassette tapes received as gifts, in trade, or purchased from sources in Sumatra in 1989. Some of the tapes are unmarked with the artists unknown, yet all of them are decaying documents of various sound quality containing some of the most eccentric artifacts ever uncovered from this fascinating island.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Haba Haba Group - Sitogol #1 (5:08)
1.02 - Unknown Artist - Unknown Title (3:04)
1.03 - Marios Group - Borungku Si Derita (5:16)
1.04 - Pimp Rubiah - Siti Payung (3:44)
1.05 - Samsimar - Indang Pariaman (5:05)
1.06 - Unknown Artist - Piso Somalim #1 (5:09)
1.07 - Pimp Rubiah - Sri Mersing (3:36)
1.08 - Samsimar - Bapikek Balam (3:55)
1.09 - Unknown Artist - Piso Somalim #2 (2:49)
1.10 - Haba Haba Group - Sitogol #2 (14:27)
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol. 2
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra (Volume 2) expands our presentation of the world’s least-known, outstanding musical improbabilities. From the infectious trance beat of Sumatra’s Folk Dangdut music, featuring Rabab (Violin) or Saluang (Flute), to the highly-refined and glorious Orkes Gambus (Orchestral Arabic music with “Gambus” literally meaning “Oud”), said to have been brought to the island by Islamic settlers from Yemen, the 18 tracks featured here will instantly convince the listener of the expressive beauty and diversity that Sumatra has contributed to the world music theater. Most of the musicians on this release are “Minangkabau” or “Minang” people who are devout followers of Islam as well as the world’s largest Matrilineal society (a Minangkabau child is the descendent of his/her mother, not father). 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. The Minang sound is like no other and it represents a vital link in the somewhat cloudy history of Sumatran music. Keep in mind that this is NOT a document for the mere purpose of preservation, although it may serve as such. This IS among the very best music you’ve never heard and you need to hear it NOW!
Tracklist:
01 - Syamsudin - Sigumendar (3:04)
02 - Unknown - Untitled (5:32)
03 - Iswani Ismail - Nelayan (6:00)
04 - Elly Kasim - Ayam Den Lapeh (2:29)
05 - Ummi Nadra - Senjah Indah (3:20)
06 - Syamsudin - Talang Denti (2:50)
07 - Fetty - Pariaman (3:21)
08 - H.J. Zahara - Mali Ila Ahadin (4:56)
09 - Mukhsin - Tanjuang Sani (4:07)
10 - Ummi Nadra - Taubat (4:08)
11 - Haba Haba Group - Kijom Kijom (2:05)
12 - Syamsudin - Bunga Rampai (3:06)
13 - Muchlis - Salam Pembukaan (4:23)
14 - Unknown - Unknown (1:46)
15 - Syamsudin - Bayang Terbyang (1:40)
16 - Ahmad Baki / H. Fadil - Usah Dikenang (6:09)
17 - Unknown - Unknown (3:10)
World | Folk | Ethnic | FLAC / APE
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