"... dendang Pauah differs from other kaba forms, in that it is sung entirely in pantun, and as a performance genre it differs from both saluang and rabab Pariaman since it does not regularly include free-standing, non-narrative songs. An evening of dendang Pauah begins around 8:00 or 9:00 PM. and lasts until nearly dawn." (Yampolsky & Hanefi 1994)
Unlike other