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Song: "Mudiak Suak"
12020-07-16T19:14:14+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c329This song is affiliated with the place, Lake Maninjau.plain2021-06-30T22:29:22+00:00-0.3161, 100.19273Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8bTranslation of Title: "Mudiak" means "to go upstream." "Suak" in this title suggests the name of a place, though it is not yet identified. Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Ratok. Place affiliations: Lake Maninjau.
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
12021-06-29T17:07:52+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Repertoire from 2003-2004Jennifer Fraser9A list of all the song titles heard in 2003-2004plain2021-06-30T17:40:08+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12021-06-14T19:46:14+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Song Cluster: Ratok from Lake ManinjauJennifer Fraser8This is a cluster of songs from Lake Maninjauplain2021-06-14T20:23:24+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12021-06-30T16:32:18+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Repertoire from 2015-2016Gabriela Linares4A list of all the song titles heard in 2003-2004plain2021-06-30T23:26:53+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
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12021-05-27T01:24:48+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 07/15/20162"Mudiak Suak" performed at Malam Bagurau, Sungai Baringin.plain2021-06-04T01:57:13+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-06-04T12:13:40+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 07/16/20162"Mudiak Suak" performed at Malam Bagurau, Balai Cacang.plain2021-06-06T22:45:10+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-03-30T13:26:26+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 07/29/20162"Mudiak Suak" performed at Malam Bagurau, Suayan.plain2021-06-10T21:49:58+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-06-10T21:15:23+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 09/27/20042"Mudiak Suak" performed at Bagurau di Udaroplain2021-06-11T23:16:55+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-06-14T20:36:17+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 02/10/20042"Mudiak Suak" performed at Malam Dana, Pariangan.plain2021-06-19T15:57:25+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-06-21T15:34:56+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Rendition: "Mudiak Suak" 07/31/20152"Mudiak Suak" performed at Bagurau Lapiak, Ngalau.plain2021-06-22T21:05:17+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8b
12021-05-27T19:22:17+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Audio: "Mudiak Suak" 07/15/20161Rendition "Mudiak Suak" performed at Malam Bagurau, Sungai Baringin.media/Audio3_Mudiak_Suak_07_15_16.mp32021-05-27T19:22:17+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12021-06-11T13:13:42+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Audio: "Mudiak Suak" 09/27/20041Rendition of "Mudiak Suak" performed at Bagurau di Udaromedia/Audio_MD76_21_Mudiak_Suak.mp32021-06-11T13:13:42+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
12021-06-21T15:41:06+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3Audio: "Mudiak Suak" 07/31/20151"Mudiak Suak" performed at Bagurau Lapiak, Ngalau.media/Audio8_Mudiak_Suak_Ngalau.mp32021-06-21T15:41:06+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c3
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12020-12-13T23:55:27+00:00Repertoire: Suayan, July 29, 201618List of repertoire at Malam Bagurau, Suayanplain2021-06-17T19:40:02+00:00
12020-12-23T13:14:12+00:00Repertoire: Pariangan, February 10, 200410List of repertoire at Malam Danaplain2021-06-22T22:11:59+00:00A timeline for this performance has not been included because the performance was not recorded due to a poor sound system. I have no record of how long the songs lasted, only notes about what songs were performed during the time I was present.
Song: "Singgalang Alai [New]": the tune was identified in my notes as "Singgalang Alai." I listened to the recording and worked on lyrics with Martis, who identified the tune in this way.
12021-06-14T19:46:14+00:00Song Cluster: Ratok from Lake Maninjau8This is a cluster of songs from Lake Maninjauplain2021-06-14T20:23:24+00:00This is a cluster of songs, all of which are ratok, from Lake Maninjau.
Song: "Singgalang Alai": this rendition includes both the old version of the song, "Singgalang Alai [Old]", as sung by Mak Ajis St. Sati, and the new version, "Singgalang Alai [New]", as known and subsequently sung by Jennifer Fraser followed by Mak Ajis.
12020-07-16T19:14:13+00:00Song: "Ladang Teleng"7This song is affiliated with the place, Lake Maninjau.plain2021-06-26T23:05:06+00:00-0.3161, 100.19273Translation of Title: "Sloping Field." Composer: Unknown. Type of song: Ratok. 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. Notes: "Ladang Teleng" shares some structural characteristics with "Mudiak Suak," understandable as they are two ratok from the Maninjau region. Compare the opening of the two songs, which were performed back to back at Performance: Suayan, July 29, 2016.
12021-06-21T14:48:09+00:00Repertoire: Ngalau, July 31, 20155List of repertoire at bagurau lapiakstructured_gallery2022-03-30T18:51:57+00:00
Song: "Baburu Babi"
Song: "Ratok Balingka"
Song: "Upah Kasua"
Song: "Mudiak Suak"
12020-07-16T19:14:27+00:00Song: "Tigo Giriak"4This song is affiliated with the place, Lake Maninjau.plain2021-06-29T23:48:12+00:00Translation of Title: "Three Tools for Drilling" Composer: Unknown. Type of song:Ratok. Place affiliations: Lake Maninjau.
Kecamatan:Tanjuang Raya.
Luak: Agam.
Darek or Rantau: Darek.
Source: Martis. Description: This song resembles "Mudiak Suak" and "Suntiang Patah Batikam" in terms of melodic structure, with a melody focused on just three pitches. As both Martis and Pak Ketua told me, it is not unusual for songs from the same place--in this case Maninjau--to be resemble each other or be nearly identical in terms of structure. Martis used the word "kiek" to describe this.
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1media/Ratok Visualization.png2020-07-16T19:33:12+00:00Type of Song: Ratok24Description of the ratok categoryplain2021-05-17T11:04:37+00:00
12020-07-10T12:16:32+00:00Place: Lake Maninjau11Lake 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, 100.19273
12020-07-10T12:16:36+00:00Place: Tanjuang Raya4Tanjuang Raya is a kecamatan in Kabupaten Agam.google_maps2021-04-28T13:53:45+00:00-0.2991, 100.22449