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Audio: "Singgalang Jaya" 04/10/2004
12021-03-11T00:52:03+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c323Rendition of "Singgalang Jaya" in saluang dangdut style, 04/10/2004plain2021-06-28T16:44:32+00:00Jennifer Fraser04/10/2004MD33.11 Singgalang JayaMD33 SaldutFieldworkJennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
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1media/Image_Saluang dangdut.JPGmedia/Image_Saluang dangdut.JPG2020-12-31T02:59:17+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Style: Saluang DangdutJennifer Fraser9Saluang dangdut involves a combination of repertoire and instrumentation from saluang and dangdutimage_header2021-06-29T18:45:36+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-16T19:14:22+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Singgalang Jaya"Gabriela Linares8This song is part of a sub-category of songs called Singgalang that are named after the place, the nagari and mountain called Singgalang.plain2021-06-29T23:04:47+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
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1media/Image_Saluang Orgen.JPGmedia/Image_Saluang Orgen.JPG2021-02-03T23:52:50+00:00Styles of saluang6Various styles encountered at saluang performancesvisual_path2021-03-28T21:59:04+00:00People use the word "saluang" to refer to a range of practices that involve the instrument, the saluang darek. But there are a number of different musical styles that involve this instrument. I use the term "style" to refer to musical practices circumscribed first and foremost by choices of instrumentation and secondly by the kinds of repertoire covered. The context for the performance of these styles does not always map neatly onto the styles, meaning context does not predetermine style, and the terms for the styles morph in reaction to emergent styles and practices. For example, the term "saluang klasik" which refers to the main musical style discussed in this site was non-existent and not relevant until there were newer styles that mixed in other instrumentation.
To give you a sense of how radically different these styles can sound, I have included three different versions of the same song, "Singgalang Jaya." Listen to the examples and then explore the styles below.
Saluang Klasik Saluang Dangdut Saluang Orgen
12021-06-24T01:45:38+00:00Rendition: "Singgalang Jaya" 04/10/20042"Singgalang Jaya" performed at Baralek, Padang Panjang.plain2021-06-29T22:13:14+00:00Song: "Singgalang Jaya" Performance: Padang Panjang, April 10, 2004 Context: Baralek (daytime party for a wedding) Style: Saluang Dangdut Type of Song: Singgalang People: