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Song in the Sumatran Highlands

People: Nor Cingkariang

Stage Name: Nor Cingkariang: her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Cingkariang.
Other Names:
Role: padendang.
Sex: female.
Time Frame: Contemporary Figure
Source: personal encounter at a performance in 2016.
Born: unknown.
Died: --.
Place of Origin: Cingkariang.
Place of Residence:
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers: Her mother--Te Inar--and four sisters--Reni Agam, Epi Cingkariang, Upik Cingkariang & Dewi--are all padendang.
Performances:

Performance: Suayan, August 1, 2015.

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Performance: Suayan, August 1, 2015 24 Malam Bagurau image_header 2021-06-25T18:00:39+00:00 -0.17798, 100.48907 08/01/2015
Date: August 1-2, 2015
Time:
Place: Suayan
Style: Saluang Klasik
Occasion: Malam Bagurau for a Wedding

Set up: The stage for this performance involve a structure erected at one end of a dry and empty rice field. The material used to hold up the back and the roof covering was bamboo, the roof covering a blue nylon tarpaulin, and the back a multicolor striped nylon cloth of the kind used to cover and wrap materials for transportation of goods on the back of a pickup. The floor of the stage was covered with a plastic mat with no other padding provided. No chairs were provided for the audience so a few crowded on to the stage with the performers.

Performers:
- Padendang:
  - Te E
  - Nor Cingkariang
- Tukang Saluang:
  - Bujang Rao-Rao
- Janang:
  - None, as is appropriate for a malam bagurau attached to a wedding.
Audience:
Ethnographers: Jennifer & Pak Ketua
Attendance:
Notes:
Rendition: "Pariaman Panjang" 08/01/2015 13 "Pariaman Panjang" performed at Malam Bagurau, Suayan. plain 2021-06-30T02:03:51+00:00
Song: "Pariaman Panjang"
Performance: Malam Bagurau for a wedding
Place: Suayan
Date: August 1, 2015

People:
- Padendang:
  - Te E
  - Nor Cingkariang
- Tukang Saluang: Bujang Rao-Rao
Duration: 7.13

Structure:
Lyrics:
Pantun 1: Te E
Batang
Minangkabau:
Ka balai mambali kain
Mambali sitin ba karatan
Di Payokumbuah hari akad
Lah dapek kain saukuran
Baguntiang bajaik balun
Dek tuan tolong manyudahkan
Talatak apo kagunonyo

Indonesian:
Ke pasar membeli kain.
Membeli kain satu potong
di pasar Payakumbuah hari minggu
sudah dapat kain satu ukuran
sudah bergunting belum dijahit
dek tuan tolong menyudahkan
terletak apa ke gunanya

English:
Going to the market to buy cloth
To buy a length of cloth
At the Payokumbuah market on Sunday
I got one measure of cloth
It was already cut but not yet sewn
Sir, please help me finish it
To be put into place the use for it.
Isi
Minangkabau:
Ambo mandapek kaba angin
Lah kambang si bungo intan
Pamenan allah jo Mohamad
Biarlahnyo bungo larangan
Kumbang baniak nak ka kiyun
Tagak dek balun dapek jalan
Kini mamadang jauah sajo

Indonesian:
Saya mendapat berita.
Sudah kembang si bunga intan
Hadiah Allah dengan Muhammad
Walaupun itu bunga larangan
Kumbang berniat ke sana
Tapi karena belum dapat dijalan
Sekarang memadang dari jauh saja.

English:
I’ve received some news
The bungo intan (jewel of a flower) is already flowering
It's a gift from God
However, it's a forbidden flower.
The bee is interested in searching there
But because he has not yet received any (nectar) in his journey.
He’s forced to look from afar.
Interpretation of Pantun 1
Batang: This verse is largely descriptive, about buying cloth at the market for a project, and the padendang suggesting the person listening should define a need for it. It also makes mention of a specific place.
Isi: This verse could be read on many levels. On one, it can be taken quite literally: a bee looking for nectar in a flower. On another, it could taken metaphorically to mean a man looking for a woman. Finally, the context at this performance offers a different interpretation. When I asked Pak Ketua why there was so much laughter, he explained that Te E, a dear friend of his, was teasing him specifically through this lyric. She was inferring that he was the bee and that I was the sparkly flower.
People: Epi Cingkariang Stage Name: Epi Cingkariang: her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Cingkariang.
Other Names: Despi Eri Emi.
Role: Padendang.
Sex: Female.
Time Frame: Contemporary figure
Source: in person encounter in 2016.
Born: 1968
Place of Origin: Cingkariang.
Place of Residence: Payokumbuah.
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers: Her mother--Te Inar--and four sisters--Reni Agam, Nor Cingkariang, Upik Cingkariang, and Dewi--are all padendang.
Interviews: July 22,2016.
Songs composed:
Recordings: During an interview, she said she didn't participate in this scene: records did not provide enough income.
Other notes:
People: Reni Agam 9 Reni Agam is a padendang from a well-known family. image_header 2021-06-08T22:04:44+00:00 -0.36052, 100.38694
Stage Name: Reni Agam: her stage name asserts a place affiliation with Luak Agam. It's interesting that her chosen stage name affiliates her with the luak, while her sisters' stage names are more specific.
Other Names:
Role: Padendang.
Sex: Female.
Time Frame: Contemporary Figure
Source: personal encounter in 2004 and 2016.
Born:
Died:
Place of Origin: Cingkariang.
Place of Residence:
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers:
- Her mother--Te Inar--and four sisters--Epi Cingkariang, Nor Cingkariang, Upik Cingkariang & Dewi--are all padendang.
Performances:
- Performance: Radio Republik Indonesia Bukittinggi, February 6, 2004.
Interview: she happened to drop by Upi Cingkariang's house when I was interviewing her July 22, 2016.
Songs composed:
Recordings:
Other notes:
People: Dewi Stage Name: Dewi. It is interesting that unlike her sisters she has not used a place affiliation in her name.
Other Names:
Role: Padendang
Time Frame: Contemporary figure
Source: heard about her through the process of ethnography
Sex: Female
Born: unknown
Place of Origin: Cingkariang.
Place of Residence:
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers: Her mother--Te Inar--and four sisters--Reni Agam, Epi Cingkariang, Nor Cingkariang, & Upik Cingkariang--are all padendang.
Performances:
Songs composed:
Recordings:
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People: Te Inar Stage Name: Te Inar/ Te Nar/ Elinar. "Te" means "aunty." it's used as a term of respect.
Other Names: Yulinar (official), Elinar (on recordings).
Role: Padendang (retired)
Sex: Female.
Time Frame: Contemporary Figure.
Source: personal encounter in 2016.
Born:
Died:
Place of Origin:
Place of Residence:
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers: Te Inar is the mother of 5 padendang: Reni Agam, Epi Cingkariang, Nor Cingkariang, Upik Cingkariang & Dewi.
Performances:
Interviews: she was present when I interviewed her daughter, Epi Cingkariang, July 22, 2016.
Songs composed:
Recordings:
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People: Upik Cingkariang Stage Name: Upik Cingkariang; her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Cingkariang.
Other Names:
Role: Padendang.
Sex: Female.
Time Frame: Contemporary Figure
Source: we've never met in person, but I heard about her through the process of ethnography.
Born:
Died:
Place of Origin: Cingkariang.
Place of Residence:
Year started performing:
Training:
Relationships to other performers: Her mother--Te Inar--and four sisters--Reni Agam, Epi Cingkariang, Nor Cingkariang, & Dewi--are all padendang.
Performances:
Songs composed:
Recordings:
Other notes:

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