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Music of Indonesia, Vol. 17: Kalimantan: Dayak Ritual and Festival Music

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Music of Indonesia, Vol. 17: Kalimantan: Dayak Ritual and Festival Music
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Our second album on Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) presents music from seven Dayak groups, three (out of four) provinces, and a variety of genres and ensembles. Many selections are devoted to the gong ensembles of Kalimantan, which are unlike either the large gamelon of Java and Bali or the interlocking gong ensembles of the southeastern region. Contrasting styles of choral singing are heard, as well as four rhythmically bewildering pieces for an ensemble of bamboo tubes struck together. The album closes with an unusual 23-minute overview of the music from a three-day curing ritual among the Ot Danum of the Melawi River region in West Kalimantan.

The published liner notes, along with corrections and supplementary materials, are available here.

Track Listing

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Dance Song Singers of Desa Gemar Baru, Kenyah Omaqjalan 7:44
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102
Gamal Muda Gong Ensemble of Dusun Tanjung 4:02
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103
Gamal Tuha Gong Ensemble of Dusun Tanjung 3:16
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104
Kanjan Gong Ensemble of Dusun Tanjung 2:12
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105
Kalimantan Bamboo Senggayung Ensemble/Dusun T 1:37
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106
Tumbak Bamboo Senggayung Ensemble/Dusun T 1:42
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107
Kalait Cambung Bamboo Senggayung Ensemble/Dusun T 1:42
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108
Sengkumang Bamboo Senggayung Ensemble/Dusun T 2:30
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109
Kamang Siado (excerpt) Gong Ensemble of Desa Aur Sampuh 1:17
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110
Tingkakok Gong Ensemble of Desa Aur Sampuh 2:29
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111
Baramutn Gong Ensemble of Desa Aur Sampuh 1:25
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112
Dayung Kiann (excerpt) Singers of Desa Datah Diaan 6:57
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113
Buntaqng (excerpt) Gong Ensemble of Desa Mancong 1:29
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114
Beliatn Sentiyu Suite (excerpt) Gong Ensemble of Desa Mancong 7:42
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115
Ngerangkau (excerpt) Gong Ensemble of Dusun Pondok Lab 2:02
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116
Bantang Lawai (excerpt) Gong Ensemble of Desa Kinarum 2:26
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117
Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Timang 1 Singers of Nanga Sangkai 4:07
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Timang 2 Singers of Nanga Sangkai 2:31
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Timang 3 Singers of Nanga Sangkai 2:21
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Kandan and Parung Singers of Nanga Sangkai 2:18
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Timang 4 Singers of Nanga Sangkai 2:13
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Drumming; singing in trance Singers of Nanga Sangkai 3:39
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Drumming Singers of Nanga Sangkai 2:28
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Overview of a Sakai Ohot Ritual - Final Timang Singers of Nanga Sangkai 3:01

Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40444

Year(s) Released

1998

Recording Date(s)

1995, 1996

Recording Location(s)

Kalimantan, Indonesia

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Series

Music of Indonesia Series

Genre(s)

Islamica; World

Country(s)

Indonesia

Culture Group(s)

Benuaq; Dayak; Dusun Deyah; Kayan Mendalam; Kenayatn; Kenyah Uma' Jalan; Ot Danum

Instrument(s)

Agukng (supporting gongs); Bokah (drum); Geniqng (supporting gongs); Gimar (drums); Kentangan (gong row); Tengkanong (gong row); Vocals; Vocals, female; Vocals, lead; Vocals, male

Language(s)

Dusun Deyah; Kendayan; Kenyah Uma' Jalan; Lawangan; Mendalam Kayan; Ot Danum

Credit(s)

Philip Yampolsky - Field Worker, Producer, Recorder
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