Musical Journeys in Sumatra

List of Figures

Figures 1.1 A classification of the musico-lingual groups and subgroups discussed in this book 5 I.1 A talempong pacik played in procession in Sisawah, 1985 20 I.2 A talempong duduak (gong-chimes played in sitting position), Padang, 1972 21 I.3 Tari piring (plate dance), Batusangar, 1985 21 I.4 Tari lilin (candle dance), Heni Gustina, Padang Panjang, 1986 22 I.5 Lake Maninjau 24 2.1 A pawang singing accompanied by saluang music played by his son 29 2.2 An aluambek (self-defense-based) dance being performed in Pariaman, 1972 30 2.3 A sketch of a Minangkabau buzzing disk (manggasieng) 34 3.1 A bansi (bamboo duct flute) in Painan, showing the mouthpiece 48 3.2 A south-coast saluang (end-blown, ring-stop bamboo flute) 48 3.3 A bard (Bp. Aslim) chanting a story (kaba) while accompanying himself on a south-coast rabab 53 3.4 A bard (Bp. Asri) chanting a story while accompanying himself on a south-coast rabab 53 3.5 A gandang-sarunai ensemble comprising a pair of gandang, a sarunai kayu, and four pairs of talempong 65 3.6 A gandang-sarunai ensemble comprising a gandang, a katopong, and three pairs of talempong 65 3.7 A sarunai, Silaut, 1986 66 3.8 A south-coast variant of the sarunai in a gandang-sarunai ensemble, Painan area, 1986 66 3.9 A rice-stalk sarunai or pupuik player, Solok, 1985 67 3.10 A gandang sarunai ensemble comprising a pair of gandang, an adok, and three pairs of talempong, Painan 68 Kartomi_Text.indd 17 6/15/12 2:28 PM xviii list of figures 4.1 An early-twentieth-century burak (tabuik) procession with dol and tasa drummers 77 4.2a Taboot or tazeea 79 4.2b Booraq 79 4.3 Models of early-nineteenth-century Indian drums: tasa and dhol 80 4.4 A decorated daraga (shrine) in the Perak neighborhood during tabuik, 1982 83 4.5 Tasa and dol players in Pariaman during the tabuik procession, 1982 83 4.6 Tuning a dol in Pariaman before performing in the tabuik procession 84 4.7 The ceremonial cutting of the banana stalks in Pariaman during tabuik 84 4.8 An early-twentieth-century Hasan-Hosen or tabuik procession 87 4.9 The tower of a burak wrapped in plastic for protection before being mounted on a portable frame 87 4.10 A burak or tabuik in procession on the last day of tabuik, Pariaman, 1982 88 4.11 A burak or tabuik in procession on the last day of tabuik, Pariaman, 2008 88 4.12 A “dancing” burak during the final procession on the tenth of Muharram, Pariaman, 1982 90 4.13 Part of a troupe of dol players led by a tasa player in a competition 94 5.1 A long, single-headed drum (tabuh) in a Minangkabau mosque 99 5.2 A traditional Minangkabau mosque 100 5.3 A Minangkabau mu’adhdhin from Talang Maur 100 5.4 A row of teenage girls performing the indang sitting dance 103 5.5a Frame-drum (indang) players 105 5.5b Frame-drum (rapa’i indang) players 105 5.6 A group of dhikr performers, Padang Sidempuan, Angkola, 1972 110 5.7 A dikia Mauluik ensemble, Talang Maur, Payakumbuh, 1985 111 5.8 Arrangement of frame-drum (indang or rabano) players in a dabuih performance 113 6.1 A nafiri trumpet from the nobat of the former Riau-Lingga court at Daik, Riau Archipelago 127 6.2 Restored former Malay palace at Siak 128 6.3 A nobat of the former Riau-Lingga court 129 6.4 The drums (gendang nobat) of the nobat ensemble at the former Indragiri court at Rengat, Riau 131 Kartomi_Text.indd 18 6/15/12 2:28 PM list of figures xix 6.5 A silver sunai nobat (oboe) from the nobat at the Siak Sri Indrapura palace 132 6.6 A ketabung drum played at healing ceremonies among the Suku Mamak forest-dwellers 132 6.7 Obab, Kp Talau, 1984 135 6.8 A shaman’s house over a riverlet near Betung 137 6.9 A sempelong flute, played in Talang Jerinjing, a Suku Mamak village 138 7.1 The “Elephant Stone” (ca. 200–300 c.e.) 147 7.2 Tari kebar, Tanjungsakti, 1989 152 7.3 A ten-key, single-row harmonika, Tanjungsakti, 1988 163 7.4...