Sunday, February 5, 2012

GONDANG SARIMATUA - SAHATA SAOLOAN



This is music made by the Batak people, music from the area around Lake Toba in Sumatera. Lots of percussion and that typical trumpet that you also hear in Pencak Silat music...

http://www.mediafire.com/?ymoomnoyqzy

ONJEY!!!

5 comments:

  1. This dates from the late 1970s.

    You can read about the recording history of this music here
    http://repository.usu.ac.id/bitstream/123456789/15248/1/etn-sep2005-2.pdf_1
    And on the instruments:
    http://images.sibabiat.multiply.multiplycontent.com/attachment/0/SLGJ@AoKCn8AAF0Wctw1/The%20Terminology%20of%20Batak%20Instrumental%20Music%20in%20Northern%20Sumatra.pdf?key=sibabiat:journal:199&nmid=112087656

    Basically this music is intended for public celebrations such as weddings in Batak culture, and they would insist on live performances, while it evidently did not find much favour for playing in cars/at home on cassette. So the recording industry died out quickly.

    You had the back cover on your old blog:

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zuCmmCvQ9bk/S37KL4EZUsI/AAAAAAAAD_c/-0DbEXQreWk/s1600-h/gondangggg+b.jpg
    Batak Art + Culture
    "Gondang Saoloan" Volume 5
    Side A - Gondang Sarimatua
    "Alu-alu somba tu debata"
    "Huhuasi somba tu raja ni partuturon"
    "Huhuasi somba tu sahala ni tondi na mangaliati torong"
    "Andung sarimatua, gondang sarimatua"
    "Gondang ni si boru mauliate"
    "Gondang hasahatan"

    Side B "Panangkok Saring-Saring"
    "Gondang Somba Raja Tu Debata"
    "Gondang Huhuasi Tu Angka Raja"
    "Gondang Debata"
    "Gondang Sampur Marmeme"
    "Gondang Didang-didang Ende-ende ni boru silaban"
    "Gondang Si-tio-tio"

    I don't speak Batak, but 'debata' is God.

    Leader: Hasan Pardede
    Advisor: Hisar Tampubolon
    Players
    Tagading (taganing) (set of five drums): Marain Gultom
    Sarune (wind instrument): Toga Si Rumapea
    Doal na go(r)dang (bass drum): Aser Hutabalian
    Doal oloan (large undamped gong): Midian Gultom
    Doal ihutan (smaller undamped gong): Herry Pardede
    Doal panggora (damped gong): Sahat Pardede
    Hesek (simple timekeeping - plate of iron, or beer bottle): Anton Malau

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  2. that's pretty impressive Matthew, these are cassettes that are very, very rare as far as I know, thanks for the information! I like what Hesek was doing, simple time keeping, plate of iron, or beer bottle, you don't see that very often:)

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  3. Ehrrr, oops, it was Anton Malau doing those things!

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  4. Can you please re-upload this one? Thanks

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  5. Seconded. Please re-upload this one if you can find the time! I'm pining...ohhh...... :'(

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