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Outside West Sumatra, they are mostly an urban people, forming part of expanding Indonesia's middle-class. [44] Based on a relatively small population, Minangkabau is one of the most successful. [45] According to Tempo magazine (2000 New Year special edition), six of the top ten most influential Indonesians of the 20th century were Minang. [46]
But also using modern musical instruments such as organ, piano, guitar and drums. Many contemporary Minang songs also follow modern musical genres such as pop, hip-hop and remixes. Since the era of Indonesian independence, Minang songs have not only been sung in West Sumatra, but have also been sung in many overseas countries.
The Minangkabau clans or Minangkabau tribes (Minangkabau: Suku-suku, sing. Suku ) are traditional kinship groups of Minangkabau people of Sumatra , Indonesia sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society prior to the 5th century.
Banuhampu; Banuo; Bapayuang; Baraguang; Barajo; Batu Kambiang; Batu Pahek; Bawang; Bandang (including Bandang Ateh Bukik, Bandang Rumah Baru, Bandang Salek); Bicu ...
Minangkabau people, an ethnic group in Sumatra Padang cuisine or Minang food, the cuisine of the Minangkabau people Minang language , the language spoken by the Minangkabau people
Minangkabau mosque circa 1892–1905 photographed by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis The Minangkabau Highlands is a mountainous area in the province of West Sumatra, located around three mountains— Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Sago —in west-central Sumatra, Indonesia. The highlands are part of the Barisan Mountains, the largest mountain range in Sumatra. They are home to the ...
Rumah Gadang (Minangkabau: "big house") or Rumah Bagonjong "house for the Minangkabau people" (Minangkabau: "spired roof house") are the traditional homes (Indonesian: "rumah adat") of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the house reflect the culture ...
In the period 1900 – 1914 around 18% of STOVIA graduates were Minang students. This explains why from pre-Indonesian independence until nowadays, many doctors in Jakarta have come from Minangkabau migrants. [9] Several Minang of STOVIA graduates who later became personages in the Indonesian government were Adnan Kapau Gani and Bahder Djohan.