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Song in the Sumatran Highlands

People: Ita Singgalang

Stage Name: Ita Singgalang; her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Singgalang.
Other Names: Ibu Ta.
Role: Padendang.
Sex: Female.
Time Frame: Contemporary Figure
Source: personal encounter at performances in 2003 & 2004.
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Place of Origin: Singgalang.
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Training: I believe she might be the "Uni Ta" identified as one of Ani Aia Angek's students. The time frame and the relative location of the two singers (Aia Angek and Singgalang) makes sense for that connection (Mardjani et. al. 400).
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Performances: Performance:

Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia, December 23, 2003.
Performance: Padang Panjang, January 25, 2004.

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Performance: Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia, December 23, 2003 13 Malam Bagurau image_header 2021-06-16T11:37:09+00:00 -0.459240, 100.403271 12/23/2003
Date: December 23-24, 2003
Time:
Place: Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI) Padang Panjang, now known as Institut Seni Indonesia
Style: Saluang Klasik
Occasion: Alumni reunion in combination with Dies Natalis
Set up:

Performers:
- Padendang
  - Contracted
    Gadih Santan
    Ita Singgalang
    Si Sri
  - Guest
    Garin
- Tukang Saluang:
  - Contracted: Mak Lenggang
  - Guest: Sutan Marajo
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Ethnographers:
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Performance: Padang Panjang, January 25, 2004 7 Malam Bagurau image_header 2021-09-03T20:03:47+00:00 -0.462493, 100.407260 01/25/2004
Date: January 25-26, 2004
Time:
Place: Padang Panjang
Style: Saluang Klasik
Occasion: Malam Bagurau for a Wedding
Set up:
Performers:
- Padendang:
  - Ita Singgalang
  - Meri Batu Balang
- Tukang Saluang: Katik Parau
- Janang: None
Audience:
Ethnographers: Jennifer & Martis
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Notes:
People: Ani Aia Angek Other Names: Ani Angek
Role: Padendang
Sex: Female
Time Frame: Historical figure
Born: @1941 (interview in Mardjani); @1928 (Erlinda 1998: 51)
Generation: 5th
Place: Aia Angek
Year Started Performing: she started performing professionally in public in 1961 (Erlinda). She was one of the first professional female padendang.
Active: most active 1961-1990, but occasionally singing until 1998.
Relationships to Other Performers: her mother, Dayu, was a padendang who disguised herself as a man; her father, Bujang Bagindo Marajo, was a tukang saluang. Other relatives include tukang saluang, Undai Sidi Bagindo and Anduang Hitam.
Trained under: Ajis St. Sati (Mardjani, but not mentioned that in her biography in Erlinda);
Trained: Uni Dar, Uni Ta (it's possible this is Ita Singgalang), Uni Da
Other notes: she also worked as a farmer (Mardjani 393)
Source: Mardjani et. al.; Erlinda 1998; Erlinda 2001.

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