Various - Music Of Maluku: Halmahera, Buru, Kei (CD, Comp)

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Comments:
sealed copy!

General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Extensive notes and map complement these remarkable recordings. Musically, the vast province of Maluku ("the Moluccas") is one of the least-known regions of Indonesia. Here we present music from three islands: Halmahera in the north, Buru in the center, and Kei Besar in the south. From Halmahera comes togal, entertainment music played on stringed instruments plus flute, drums, and a singer. From Buru we offer a varied selection: men's songs with drumming, an excerpt from a night-long sung narrative, jew's harp pieces, and a gong ensemble. Aside from two ensembles of flute and percussion, our recordings from Kei Besar are mainly voca: solos, a duo, and choruses offering advice, recounting history, and asserting territorial boundaries (an important use for songs in Maluku); there is also a rowing song sung by children. Finally we return to Halmahera and present selections from a dabus performance accompanied by singing and frame drums. In dabus, a Muslim ritual derived from Sufi practice, men stab themselves vigorously with iron awls, but the spiritual power of the ritual leader protects them from serious injury. HALMAHERA: Musicians of Desa Malapa, Kecamatan Makian. Genre: togal BURU: Musicians of Kampung Waereman, Kecamantan Buru Utara Barat. KEI: Musicians of Watlaar, Haar, and Banda Eli, three villages in the northern part of Kei Besar. (tracks 13-16): Musicians of Desa Sather, in the southern part of Kei Besar. HALMAHERA: Dabus officiants and musicians in Desa Talaga, Kecamatan Ibu.

. HALMAHERA
1. Mares: Fiddle, Plucked Lute, Flute, Drums 4:54
2. Lagu Togal: As Track 1, With Female Vocal 7:41
. BURU
3. Kalabae: Genre: Engafuka. Male Vocals, Drums 4:16
4. Tuang Kolatu (Excerpt) Genre: Aten. Female Vocal Duo 4:41
5. Tigertama: Jew's Harp 2:20
6. Perusi Tajang: As Track 5 2:59
7. Ranafafan: Genre: Sawat. Gongs, Drums 2:54
. KEI
8. Marin Uib: Children's Song (Solo & Chorus) 1:09
9. Wannar: Genre: Sosoi. Woman's Chorus 3:52
10. Tiwal Sawat: Genre: Tiwal. Flute, Drums, Gong 2:50
11. Snehet (Excerpt): Male Vocal Solo 3:58
12. Ngel-Ngel (Excerpt): Male Vocal Duo 2:31
13. Ngel-Ngel: Female Soloist & Chorus, Drum 3:26
14. Baiut Ntya Nit: Male Vocal Solo 1:04
15. Sosoi (First Song): Female Chorus 3:34
16. Tari Busur Panah: Flute, Drum 2:01
. HALMAHERA
17. Dzikir Samman: Allahu Allah: Male Singers, Drums 7:12
18. Qasidah Rifai: Baghdadi (Excerpt): As Track 17 4:42
19. Kata Syeh: Baqada Imuhai: As Track 17 7:00

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