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Place: Pasisia Salatan
12020-07-10T12:16:34+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3210Pasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province.google_maps2020-09-22T18:45:07+00:00-1.34616, 100.57582Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8bPasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province. It literally means "southern coast."
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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
1media/Image_Pasisia_Salatan2.jpeg2020-07-09T20:58:10+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: RantauJennifer Fraser13The rantau is defined as the outlying regions of the Alam Minangkabau.image_header2021-09-09T01:10:01+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-10T12:16:34+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Pasisia SalatanGabriela Linares10Pasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province.google_maps2020-09-22T18:45:07+00:00-1.34616, 100.57582Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-10T12:16:34+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Pasisia SalatanGabriela Linares10Pasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province.google_maps2020-09-22T18:45:07+00:00-1.34616, 100.57582Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-10T12:16:34+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Pasisia SalatanGabriela Linares10Pasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province.google_maps2020-09-22T18:45:07+00:00-1.34616, 100.57582Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
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12020-07-16T19:14:05+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Banda Sapuluah"13A song named after the place, the confederation of 10 nagari, Banda Sapuluah.plain2021-07-02T18:11:30+00:00-1.69337, 100.71026Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-10T12:16:34+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Pasisia Salatan10Pasisia Salatan is a kabupaten in the rantau on the southernmost west coast of the province.google_maps2020-09-22T18:45:07+00:00-1.34616, 100.57582Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-16T19:14:06+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song: "Bayang Salido"6This song is named after the place, the nagari Salido.plain2021-06-25T00:03:52+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-10T12:16:31+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Indopuro4Indopuro is a nagari in Kecamatan Pancung Soal in Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.google_maps2020-08-13T11:49:17+00:00-2.05477, 100.96021Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-11T23:02:44+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Aia Aji4Aia Aji is a nagari in Kecamatan Linggo Sari Baganti in Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.google_maps2020-07-21T12:22:15+00:00-1.91914, 100.88128Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-12T01:37:02+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Banda Sapaluah4Banda Sapuluah, the "10 harbors," is a confederation of 10 nagari in Pasisa Salatan.google_maps2021-07-02T18:12:59+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-11T23:25:35+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Kambang3Kambang is a nagari in Kecamatan Lengayang in Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.google_maps2020-07-21T12:53:12+00:00-1.69337, 100.71026Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-11T23:26:56+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Painan3Painan is a nagari in Kecamatan IV Jurai in Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan. It is also the capital of the kabupaten.google_maps2021-04-23T13:48:29+00:00-1.34854, 100.574Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Sungai Tunu1Sungai Tunu is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.83271, 100.8395Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-16T13:41:10+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8bPlace: Salido1Salido is a nagari in Kecamatan IV Jurai, Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.google_maps2020-07-16T13:41:10+00:00-1.3324, 100.56984Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Surantiah1Surantiah is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.58499, 100.64626Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Bungo Pasang1Bungo Pasang is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.32867, 100.60276Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Batang Kapeh1Batang Kapeh is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan. Today, Batang Kapeh is a kecamatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.44264, 100.60103Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Lakitan1Lakitan is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.71834, 100.74924Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Punggasan1Punggasan is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.89257, 100.85361Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Ampiang Parak1Ampiang Parak is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.61843, 100.67597Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Place: Palangai1Palangai is one of the 10 historical nagari part of the Banda Sapaluah confederation in contemporary Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan.2020-07-12T02:04:11+00:00-1.68383, 100.93549Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
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1media/Image_Pasisia_Salatan2.jpeg2020-07-09T20:58:10+00:00Place: Rantau13The rantau is defined as the outlying regions of the Alam Minangkabau.image_header2021-09-09T01:10:01+00:00In the Tambo Alam Minangkabau, the Minangkabau region is divided into two main parts: the darek and the rantau. The rantau includes areas of migration outside the darek, including both the areas along the coastal plains (the contemporary kabupaten of Pasaman Barek, Padang Pariaman, and Pasisia Salatan) and areas in the highlands outside the darek (the contemporary kabupaten of Pasaman, Sijunjuang, Solok, Solok Selatan, and Dharmasraya).
Historically, the boundaries of the rantau include lands now part of other provinces, including North Sumatra, Riau, and Jambi. Sometimes, when people say the "rantau" they include all the areas in which people identifying as Minangkabau reside, including areas throughout the Indonesian archipelago and even beyond.
12020-07-16T19:14:05+00:00Song: "Banda Sapuluah"13A song named after the place, the confederation of 10 nagari, Banda Sapuluah.plain2021-07-02T18:11:30+00:00-1.69337, 100.71026Translation of Title: This sone is named for a place, Banda Sapuluah. "Banda Sapuluah" literally means "ten harbors," the name for a confederation of ten nagari in Pasisia Salatan. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Satangah Tiang (Mardjani noted this as ratok). Place affiliations:
Kabupaten: Pasisia Salatan.
Darek or Rantau: Rantau.
Source: Te E's List of Songs, Mardjani's List of Songs. Description: The song is affiliated with the Pasisia Salatan, but was adapted for saluang by Syamsimar. According to Martis, the theme is similar to both "Kambang Aia Aji" and "Palaiaran," two other songs associated with this region. The batang, the first half of the pantun, usually reference the ocean, water, the beach, the waves, or the beauty in viewing the ocean. The isi reference the feelings around daily life or the sadness of love. Mak Lenggang told me that if the theme, "Sawah Liek" ("Dry Rice Field") appears, then it is often within this song.
12021-05-30T12:29:31+00:00Songs with Interesting Features10List of songs with interesting featuresplain2021-08-02T14:29:41+00:00
Songs with Variable Form
Most of the songs within the saluang repertoire are strophic in form. That simply means every verse--in this case every pantun--is set to the same melodic and rhythmic content. There are a few songs, however, that are markedly not. They have sections, labeled locally as "induak" (mother) and "anak" (child). In some cases, like "Pariaman Panjang," there might even be two different anak. When these songs are delivered in performance there is no standardized form, including how many lines of verse in a pantun. There are assumptions about typical structures, but those assumptions do not always manifest in reality. I like to think of it as "mix and match" with building blocks. Part of the diversity happens because singers trade off verses after one pantun, rather than induak and anak. Sometimes the tukang saluang structures the possibilities.
Some songs with sectional structure include:
"Pariaman Panjang"
"Pariaman Tangguang"
"Pariaman Lamo"
"Banda Sapuluah"
"Palaiaran"
"Kambang Aia Aji"
Some songs with variable pantun structure include:
"Pariaman Panjang"
"Kambang Aia Aji"
"Ratok Bonjo"
As I put these lists together, it strikes me that all of these songs with variable structure, whether using sections or in pantun length, are from the rantau, inspired by musical practices there and/or imported into the saluang darek repertoire from the genre of origin. Almost all are from the pasisia (coastal) regions, whether that be Padang Pariaman or Pasisia Salatan.
12020-07-16T19:14:13+00:00Song: "Lego Puyuah"6This title translates as "Fighting Quails."plain2021-06-26T23:19:16+00:00Translation of Title: "Fighting Quails." "Fighting quails" also is a metaphor for sexual intercourse. The song often includes lyrics that are considered "porno." Composer: This tune was adapted to saluang by Syamsimar. Type of song: Gembira. Genre of origin: According to Martis, Syamsimar adapted this song from Rabab Pasisia repertoire, specificially the type of material called "ginyang," comical verses. Place affiliations:
Kabupaten:Pasisia Salatan.
Darek or Rantau: Rantau.
Source: Martis.
12020-07-16T19:14:15+00:00Song: "Palaiaran"6This title translates as "sea voyage."plain2021-06-26T23:45:29+00:00Alternative Title: "Palayaran" Translation of Title: This title translates as "sea voyage." Composer: This tune was adapted to saluang by Syamsimar. Type of song: Satangah Tiang (Mardjani and Martis noted this as a ratok). Place affiliations:
Kabupaten:Pasisia Salatan.
Darek or Rantau: Rantau.
Source: Te E's List of Songs, Mardjani's List of Songs Description: According to Martis, the theme is similar to both "Banda Sapuluah" and "Kambang Aia Aji," two other songs associated with this region. The batang, the first half of the pantun, usually reference the ocean, water, the beach, the waves, or the beauty in viewing the ocean. The isi reference the feelings around daily life or the sadness of love.
1media/Image_rabab Pasisia.JPGmedia/Image_rabab Pasisia.JPG2020-11-06T13:01:10+00:00Genre: Rabab Pasisia6Rabab Pasisia is a regional vocal genre.image_header2021-04-23T13:45:13+00:00-1.34854, 100.574
Rabab Pasisia is both the name of a genre and an instrument affiliated with the southwestern coastal region called Pasisia Salatan. As an instrument, it is a four-stringed fiddle modeled on a violin. As a genre, the performer uses the fiddle to accompany vocals that draw on kaba. Like saluang, the performances accompany community and life-cycle events, performed over night. Sometimes other performers may join for the opening session of gembira songs using percussion. Rabab Pasisia is relatively prominent in the recording industry. It is the Pasisia Salatan genre that is equivalent to saluang in musical importance and prevalence.
Related Resources
Collins, Megan. 2003. “The Minangkabau Rabab Pasisia: Music, Performance and Practice in West Sumatra, Indonesia.” Ph.D. Diss, Victoria University of Wellington.
Night Music of West Sumatra: Saluang, Rabab Pariaman, Dendang Pauah.
12020-08-05T13:42:52+00:00Song: "Singgalang Bukik Pinang"5This song is part of a sub-category of songs called Singgalang that are named after the place, the nagari and mountain called Singgalang.plain2020-11-07T16:32:01+00:00Translation of Title: "Bukik Pinang" means "hill of pinang (betel palm)." It is the name of a mountain in Pasisia Salatan. "Singgalang" in the title refers not just to place affiliation but to the category of songs called Singgalang. Composer: Unknown. Type of song:Singgalang. Place affiliations: This whole category of song is named after the place, the nagari and mountain called Singgalang.
