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Song: "Sonsong"
12020-07-16T19:14:25+00:00Jennifer Fraser404477000adfd4e5c7a1128cfac82e1fc740e8c322One of songs that is part of "Jalu-Jalu" and can be used to close a saluang performance.plain2020-11-22T19:03:19+00:00Gabriela Linares93b11788b420aa18884831bc41dd62cbbe2edd8bTranslation of Title: "Sonsong" means "to go forward to meet someone," a title metaphorical perhaps for meeting the end of the night. Explanation: This is one of the songs used as a Jalu-Jalu, the closing sequence of a saluang performance. Composer: Unknown. Type of song:None. Place affiliations: Unknown.
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12020-07-16T19:14:10+00:00Category of Song: "Jalu-Jalu"8The title for the songs that can be used to close a saluang performance.plain2021-05-17T12:06:34+00:00"Jalu-jalu," which means spur, is the title for the collection of songs that can be used to close a saluang performance, rather than the name for a specific song. Mak Lenggang told me about the function of these songs: a performance always finishes with a song from this category. Before the padendang present one of the Jalu-jalu, they typically perform a couple of other songs first, including "Bacarai Kasiah" and "Manjalang Subuah." The presentation of one of these songs indicates to the audience that the performance is coming to a close and they can no longer make requests. If they do make requests, Mak Lenggang asserted, it’s clear they don't know the etiquette, the rules of saluang performances. The use of any of the songs labeled as "Jalu-jalu" indicates to remaining audience members they should get up and take their leave. I can only postulate that "spur" is used as a metaphor here, a spur that encourages people to go home.
The songs associated with "Jalu-jalu" include “Sonsong,” “Satampang Baniah,” "Lubuak Aluang," and “Siti Johari.” Mostly these songs are only heard at the end of performances, but there are exceptions: "Lubuak Aluang" was the 7th song performed at the Malam Bagurau at STSI in December 2003. Mak Lenggang also related how these songs can be sung collectively by the padendang, by what he called a kor (chorus), although there are typically just two to three singers at any event. He explained how this collective singing worked: one padendang starts and is joined by a second on a later phrase. The first padendang is either joined by just one more padendang or by all present. To clarify that I understood our conversation, I asked if "Padang Magek" could be an example of this as I have always puzzled over the two padendang singing together on this track included on Night Music of West Sumatra album. Mak Lenggang confirmed that "Padang Magek" is also jalu-jalu, clarifying that jalu-jalu songs are the dendang that can also be used in randai. (Personal Conversation with Mak Lenggang, Padang Panjang, July 27, 2015).
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12020-07-16T19:14:10+00:00Category of Song: "Jalu-Jalu"8The title for the songs that can be used to close a saluang performance.plain2021-05-17T12:06:34+00:00