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Place: Koto Kaciak
12020-10-07T19:24:28+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c323Koto Kaciak is a nagari in Kecamatan Tanjuang Raya in Kabupaten Agam.google_maps2021-02-09T21:04:55+00:00-0.24711, 100.16715Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Koto Kaciak is a nagari in Kecamatan Tanjuang Raya in Kabupaten Agam. "Koto Kaciak" means "small village."
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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
12020-07-10T12:16:30+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: AgamJennifer Fraser11Agam 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_maps2021-04-29T12:23:24+00:00-0.31535, 100.03265Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-10T12:16:32+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Lake ManinjauJennifer Fraser11Lake Maninjau, a crater lake, is the second largest lake in West Sumatra. The whole region around it is known generally as Maninjau.google_maps2022-02-08T12:59:39+00:00-0.3161, 100.19273Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-10T12:16:36+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Tanjuang RayaJennifer Fraser4Tanjuang Raya is a kecamatan in Kabupaten Agam.google_maps2021-04-28T13:53:45+00:00-0.2991, 100.22449Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
1media/IMG_1344.jpegmedia/Image_Malam Suntuak 1a.jpeg2020-10-06T01:29:57+00:00People: Mak Sawir25Legendary padendang and composerimage_header2021-08-03T20:17:43+00:00-0.24711, 100.16715July 24, 2016July 4, 2010Stage Name: Mak Sawir. Other Names: Sawir St. Mudo. Role: Padendang, Composer. Sex: Male. Time Frame: Contemporary Figure. Source: 1st personal interaction in January 2004. Born: 1942. Died: June 9, 2020. Place of Origin: Koto Kaciak, Tanjung Raya, Agam. Place of Residence: Aua Tajungkang, Tangah Sawah, Bukittinggi. Year started performing: approximately 1957, when 15. Trained Under:
Djamarih
Lenggang Kayo
Source: Mardjani et. al.
Performances:
Bagurau di Udaro at Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) Bukittinggi, January 26, 2004.
Malam Suntuak at Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) Bukittinggi, February 6, 2004.
Interviews:
with Pak Amran, July 4, 2010.
with Pak Ketua, July 24, 2016.
Songs Composed:
"Banda Guntuang"
"Danau Mamukek"
"Katangih Sudah Mimpi"
"Ombak Tanjuang Cino"
"Riak Pandan"
"Riak Tanjuang Sani"
"Ratok Kaki Limo"
"Sarasah Aia Badarun"
"Suntiang Patah Batikam"
"Talago Biru"
"Talempong Anam Koto"
"Ujan Baribuik"
Recordings:
Sawir had an active recording career from 1972 until his senior years, releasing many, many titles.
Night Music of West Sumatra: Saluang, Rabab Pariaman, Dendang Pauah.
Talago Buni.
12020-07-16T19:14:26+00:00Song: "Talago Biru"6This song is called "Blue Lake."plain2021-06-29T23:38:13+00:00Translation of Title: "Talago" means "lake or pond," "biru" means "blue," so it means blue lake. As this is a composition of Mak Sawir, who is from Koto Kaciak, a nagari in the Maninjau region, the lake reference is Lake Maninjau. The lyrics in the version I learned at ISI also make that connection clear. Composer: Mak Sawir. Type of song:Gembira. Place affiliations: Lake Maninjau.
Kecamatan: Tanjuang Raya.
Luak: Agam.
Darek or Rantau: Darek.
Source: Te E's List of Songs, Mardjani's List of Songs. Description: This is a well-known dendang, part of the curriculum in dendang & saluang classes at ISI. It was one of the first dendang Jennifer learned when she was an exchange student in 1998-9.