Song in the Sumatran Highlands

Mapping Performances

The map above reveals the locations of all the performances that I attended. The geotagged pin is not the precise location of the house, rather a central place within the nagari. This map does not reveal the distribution of performances as much as those that were accessible to me and my collaborators. I attended performances in a different region in 2003-2004 compared with 2015-2016, which suggests exposure to different pagurau and different repertoire requests.

The performances I attended and documented in 2003-2004 were all in Padang Panjang and Bukittinggi, with one exception: a performance in Pariangan. They were all in Tanah Data and Agam. 

 
The performances I attended and documented in 2015 and 2016 shifted the regional focus from Tanah Data and Agam to Limopuluah Koto. They were all within a two-hour motorbike ride of Payokumbuah. 




 

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