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Song in the Sumatran Highlands

Mardjani et al.'s List of Songs

The research report, Dendang Minangkabau, produced by a team at the institution then known as ASKI (Akademi Seni Karawitan Indonesia) in 198??? included a list, an inventory, of all the titles of dendang that were known at the time. Their list included 385 song titles, many of which were listed along with place affiliations. A few more were mentioned in the report but omitted from the list. 22 of the titles on the list are almost certainly duplicates, listed by two different titles or literally included twice. I decided to omit those, but have presented alternative titles when present under individual listings for each songs. Omitting the duplicates, the list is 363 songs. Because the research report is about all dendang, it is not clear that all titles are part of the saluang tradition. I have made the assumption, however, that all those affiliated with the darek are potentially part of that repertoire. The list of 283 songs I provide here, then, includes all the titles clearly affiliated with the darek and/or those titles that were already on my master list, either because I had documented them during performance or they were listed on Te E's List of Songs. 125 songs were already on my list, 106 titles overlapping with Te E's list, leading 157 titles not previously listed. There are 81 titles, however, that have no specific affiliation or are associated with the rantau. I have excluded those for now, because it is less clear they have been used in the saluang darek tradition. Not all songs from other regional traditions have made it into the saluang darek tradition I am discussing here.

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