10.4225/03/5934ff56618c7
Kartomi, Margaret J.
Margaret J.
Kartomi
Kartomi, Hidris
Hidris
Kartomi
Tari Tanggai played by an “orkes gambus”
Monash University
2017
Besemah
1959.1/284259
Indonesia – South Sumatra – Ogan dan Komering Ilir – Besemah – Kayuagung
Long finger-nail dance
Gambus
Welcome Dance
Monash University. Faculty of Arts. School of Music-Conservatorium
Rituals
Biola
Rebana
monash:62554
Betel
Digital Humanities
Performing Arts
Ethnic Studies
2017-06-05 06:51:01
Media
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/media/Tari_Tanggai_played_by_an_orkes_gambus_/5064952
Audio 7.8: Audio Example 8 in Chapter 7 of book: Margaret Kartomi, ‘Musical Journeys in Sumatra’, Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012. In the Ogan and Komering Ilir region, the main guest-welcoming dance performed at ceremonies is the “Tari Tanggai” or ‘long fingernail dance’. Unmarried girls wearing long brass fingernails on their fingers offer betel nut preparations to an honoured guest, a bride at her wedding, or an elder at his installation ceremony. The “Tari Tanggai” is often accompanied by a “gambus” ensemble (“orkes gambus”). In this case, the ensemble comprises the “gambus” (a pear-shaped, fretless lute, plucked with a bone plectrum), a violin (“biola”) and a frame drum (“rebana”). The repetitive melody is supported by animated drum rhythms, but the overall effect is stately, as befitting this type of dance ritual. Seni Budaya Penguton was the performing group, led by Bp Kusno, for this recording which took place at a cultural centre in January 1988. Duration: 1 min. 14 sec.
Copyright 1988. Margaret J. Kartomi.