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The Angkola People Of Sumatra

Angkola · 1983 · Vinyl-LP · DE · BM 30 SL 2568

Contains solo and ensemble music of the Angkola people of North Sumatra who live in the villages in or near the town of Padang Sidempuan, capital of the South Tapanuli area; The music belongs to a tradition which developed in the centuries before Muslim religion and Dutch colonial power entered the area. Performed by the following groups: - An Angkola group of gondang and gordang musicians in Batunadua, led by Baginda Nagari Siregar - An Angkola group of gondang and gordang musicians in Wele I, led by Zakaria Dalimunthe - An Angkola zikir-rapano group in Batunadua, comprising the musicians Mamin Hasibuan, Abdul Karim Pohang and Sati Hasibuan - A pair of Angkola women, Ompu Lutan and Ompu Ngeli, playing a gambang in Desa Bahal I, Portibi district, Padang Lawas The recordings made in the villages of Batunadua and Wele I (Kecamatan Padangsidempuan) and Bahal I (Kecamatan Padang Lawas), 1971 and 1972. A1 to A4, A7 recorded in Batunadua, 17 January, 1972, evening A6 recorded in Batunadua, 18 January, 1972, evening A8 to A10 recorded in Batunadua, 19 January, 1972, evening B2, B3 recorded in Batunadua, 20 January, 1972, evening B4 recorded in Batunadua, 21 January, 1972, evening B1 recorded in Batunadua, 28 January, 1972, evening A5 recorded in Desa Bahal I, 17 January, 1972, evening B5, B6 recorded in Wele I, Batunadua, 1972 The research assisted by the North Sumatran Department of Education and Culture, especially through their Cultural Officer Bp. Johan Arifin Nasution in Medan. Published by [l361129], in association with the Experimental Studio of the Heinrich Strobel Foundation of South-West German Radio, Freiburg in Breisgau. Made and manufactured in Germany. Comes in glossy finish gatefold sleeve. Includes 8 page booklet attached inside of the sleeve, with photos, illustrations, tablatures and notes in English and Germany.