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Music of Minang is a traditional and contemporary ethnic variety of Indonesian music that grows and develops in the Minangkabau culture. [1] [2] [3] Music is generally played by musical instruments such as talempong, saluang, Minang rabab, serunai, rebana, aguang (), gandang, gambus, and violin.
The 1960s was the heyday of the Minang song. It is proven by the frequency of Minang songs being played on radio channels RRI Jakarta and others. The liveliness of the Minang music industry in the second half of the 20th century was caused by the large number of music studios owned by Minang entrepreneurs.
Due to their culture that stresses the importance of learning, Minang people are over-represented in the educated professions in Indonesia, with many ministers from Minang. [21] Adat derives in part from the ancient animist and buddhist belief system of the Minangkabau, which existed before the arrival of Islam to Sumatra. When precisely the ...
Eddy Silitonga (January 17, 1949 – August 25, 2016) was an Indonesian singer. He was known for his high-pitched voice. He won several song contests, including Champion Pop Singer in Medan and the Popular Song Festival held at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Jakarta. Silitonga won the first Minang Song Contest in 1983.
The play features and makes use of a traditional Indonesian musical instruments called angklung. [10] #MusikalDiRumahAja is a musical web series that focuses on Indonesian folktales. The first episode of the series featured the Malin Kundang folktale. [11] Malin Kundang is an Indonesian soap opera that was released in 2005.
It was the only music album in the Indonesian language that was listed in The Top 10 Best Selling Music Album in iTunes Asia, two months in a row after it was released. [9] The title of the album was chosen because it was a childhood nickname of Tulus. "Gajah" is also the title of one of the songs on the album.
"Melangkah Di Atas Awan" (Lit. 'A walk in the clouds' or 'Walking in the clouds'; often shortened to "Melangkah Di Awan") is a song written by Indonesian songwriter Dwiki Dharmawan and novelist Eddy D. Iskandar for Indosiar musical television series of the same name.
Minangkabau (Minangkabau: Baso Minangkabau, Jawi script: بهاس منڠكربو ; Indonesian: Bahasa Minangkabau) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, the western part of Riau, South Aceh Regency, the northern part of Bengkulu and Jambi, also in several cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau. [2]