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Place: Batu Balang
12020-07-10T12:16:30+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c327Batu Balang is a nagari in Kecamatan Harau in the Kabupaten of 50 Koto.google_maps2021-05-19T19:57:05+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Batu Balang is a nagari in Kecamatan Harau in the Kabupaten of 50 Koto.
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12020-07-09T19:00:10+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Mapping SaluangJennifer Fraser19This map provides a listing of all the places connected with saluang in some way.google_maps2021-06-23T12:21:19+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-10T12:16:31+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Harau (kecamatan)Gabriela Linares7Harau is a kecamatan in Kabupaten Limopuluah Koto.google_maps2020-09-22T19:59:58+00:00-0.16789, 100.65999Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-10T12:16:32+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Limopuluah KotoJennifer Fraser5Limopuluah Koto (50 Koto for short) is one of the three luak, central regions of the darek (Minangkabau homeland). It is also the name for a kabupaten in contemporary Indonesian administrative terms.google_maps2021-04-28T13:03:20+00:00-0.15248, 100.65938Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12021-04-29T12:53:12+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Mapping PerformancesJennifer Fraser4This map illustrates the locations of performances attendedgoogle_maps2021-04-29T14:00:39+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
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1media/Image_Batu Balang.jpegmedia/Image_Batu Balang.jpeg2020-10-31T12:19:18+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Performance: Batu Balang, July 17, 201619Malam Bagurauimage_header2021-06-18T12:31:47+00:00-0.17912, 100.6816107/17/2016Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
1media/Image_Pian.jpegmedia/Image_Batu Balang.jpeg2020-11-20T11:29:29+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3People: Pian12Pian is a tukang saluang.image_header2021-06-24T01:19:27+00:00-0.18012, 100.68261July 20, 2016Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-11-20T11:29:28+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3People: Meri Batu Balang11Meri Batu Balang is a padendang.image_header2021-06-24T00:42:42+00:00-0.17812, 100.68061Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-11-20T11:29:28+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3People: Erni Batu Balang10Erni Batu Balang is a padendang.image_header2021-06-24T00:50:19+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-16T19:14:27+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Talerek"7This song is a ratok.plain2021-06-29T23:39:40+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-08-05T13:42:49+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Batu Balang Gubalo"7This song is affiliated with the place, the nagari Batu Balang.plain2020-12-06T01:27:08+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-16T19:14:06+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Batu Balang"3This song is named after the place, the nagari Batu Balang.plain2020-10-16T16:06:32+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
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1media/Image_Batu Balang.jpegmedia/Image_Batu Balang.jpeg2020-10-31T12:19:18+00:00Performance: Batu Balang, July 17, 201619Malam Bagurauimage_header2021-06-18T12:31:47+00:00-0.17912, 100.6816107/17/2016Date: July 17, 2016 Place:Batu Balang Style: Saluang Klasik Occasion: Malam Bagurau for a Baralek Sunek (celebration of young boy’s circumcision) Set up: Stage made out of plastic crates with mattress on top. Large tent covered area with covered tables and chairs. Performers:
Padendang:
Si Sri
Linda
Tukang Saluang:
Pian
Janang: None
Audience: Mostly pagurau, predominately male. Ethnographers: Jennifer & Pak Ketua Attendance: arrived about 12.19 a.m., coming from the performance in Balai Cacang. The performers were on break. We left around 3.15 a.m., the performance was still ongoing. Notes: The host was clearly a pagurau as he was known to most of the men there. When we arrived, we sat at the table and chairs but were then invited in the house to eat, the host declaring it would be a way to honor the celebrant and his family. The room had been cleared of all furniture, mats covering the floor, the food laid out in typical Minang style on the floor with big bowls of rice. As per Minang etiquette, men expressed reluctance to participate. I sat, then, on the floor with a group of about 20 men. The performers did not join, but stayed on the stage. They would have been offered a meal when they arrived, and likely again at the end.
1media/Image_Pian.jpegmedia/Image_Batu Balang.jpeg2020-11-20T11:29:29+00:00People: Pian12Pian is a tukang saluang.image_header2021-06-24T01:19:27+00:00-0.18012, 100.68261July 20, 2016Stage Name: Pian. Other Names: Sofyan. Role: Tukang Saluang, but also a capable padendang. He doesn't work as a padendang because it is hard to come by work as a male padendang. Sex: Male. Time Frame: Contemporary Figure Source: personal interactions 2016. Born: Died: Place of Origin: Batu Balang. Place of Residence:Batu Balang. Year started performing: Training:
Relationships to other performers/ people: In 2016, he frequently performed together with Si Sri and Linda.
Performances:
Performance: Batu Balang, July 16, 2016.
Recording Session, July 21, 2016.
Performance: Harau, July 23, 2016.
Interviews: July 20, 2016. Songs composed: Recordings: Other notes:
12020-11-20T11:29:28+00:00People: Meri Batu Balang11Meri Batu Balang is a padendang.image_header2021-06-24T00:42:42+00:00-0.17812, 100.68061Stage Name: Meri Batu Balang; her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Batu Balang. Other Names: Role: Padendang. Sex: Female. Time Frame: Contemporary Figure Source: personal encounter at performances in 2003 & 2004. Born: Died: Place of Origin: Batu Balang. Place of Residence: Year started performing: Training: Relationships to other performers: Performances:
Performance: Kampung Jambak, December 2, 2003
Performance: Padang Panjang, January 25, 2004
Songs composed: Recordings: Other notes:
12020-11-20T11:29:28+00:00People: Erni Batu Balang10Erni Batu Balang is a padendang.image_header2021-06-24T00:50:19+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Stage Name: Erni Batu Balang: her stage name asserts a place affiliation with nagari Batu Balang. Other Names: Role: Padendang. Sex: Female. Time Frame: Contemporary figure Source: in person encounter in 2004 Born: Died: Place of Origin: Batu Balang. Place of Residence: Year started performing: Training: Relationships to other performers: Performances:
Performance: Kampung Jambak, December 2, 2003
Songs composed: Recordings: Other notes: She is particularly liked in Agam because of a preference there for padendang with lower voices.
12020-07-16T19:14:27+00:00Song: "Talerek"7This song is a ratok.plain2021-06-29T23:39:40+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Translation of Title: "Dragged Along," which might be a descriptive title refering to the song structure. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Ratok. Place affiliations:
Nagari: Batu Balang.
Kecamatan: Harau.
Luak: Limopuluah Koto.
Darek or Rantau: Darek.
Source: Pak Ketua.
12020-08-05T13:42:49+00:00Song: "Batu Balang Gubalo"7This song is affiliated with the place, the nagari Batu Balang.plain2020-12-06T01:27:08+00:00Translation of Title: "Herdsman of Batu Balang." This song is affiliated with the place, Batu Balang. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Ratok. Place affiliations:
12021-02-25T14:08:43+00:00People: Nurana5Nurana was the first known female padendang.plain2021-03-02T21:21:07+00:00-0.17912, 100.68161Role: Padendang, Composer (Nijon identified Nurana as a "pencipta dendang," creator of dendang, in Mardjani et. al.) Sex: Female Time Frame: Historical figure. In an interview with Erlinda,
when asked if there was any female padendang before her, she answered that as far as she knew there was no-one (1999: 45).
In other words, Nurana is the first known professional female padendang.
Born: @1930 Died: unknown, before 2015. Place: Batu Balang Years active: approx. mid-1940s-1990s. She said she started singing as a teenager (Erlinda) Training: she learned by ear, then participating in randai. It's also possible that her mamak, Mone, was a singer. See biography. Performed with: she mentions that she sang with another female padendang, Sarinam, who was blind. Other Notes: She was also a trader of limes Source: Mardjani et. al.; Erlinda 1999; Erlinda 2001.
12020-09-16T22:12:24+00:00Song: "Indang Batu Balang"5This song is named after the place, the nagari Batu Balang.plain2021-06-25T00:33:45+00:00Alternative Title: "Batu Balang" Translation of Title: "Indang of Batu Balang." "Indang" in the title is used to indicate the style of song, "Batu Balang" indicates a place affiliattion with the nagari, Batu Balang. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Satangah Tiang. Place affiliations:
Nagari: Batu Balang.
Kecamatan: Harau.
Luak: Limopuluah Koto.
Darek or Rantau: Darek.
12020-07-16T19:14:06+00:00Song: "Batu Balang"3This song is named after the place, the nagari Batu Balang.plain2020-10-16T16:06:32+00:00Alternative Title: Mardjani lists a song by this name but lists it as a ratok. There is also a song, "Indang Batu Balang." At most, then, there are three separate songs. More likely, there are two: "Ratok Batu Balang" and "Indang Batu Balang." Translation of Title: This song is named after the place, the nagari Batu Balang. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Satangah Tiang. Place affiliations:
