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Source : Music online
Gula Tualah, in Music of Indonesia, Vol. 4: Music of Nias
and North Sumatra: Hoho, Gendang Karo, Gondang Toba
Catalog Number: SFW40420
Credit Note: Gendang Lima Sedalanen
Cultural Group: Karo
Description: The Toba and Karo from North Sumatra developed
complex instrumental traditions. The Toba, one of the few societies to use
tuned drums to carry a melody, combine them with gongs and oboe-like
instruments, creating dynamic melodies and rhythms. The Karo ensemble features
expert drumming full of snaps and pops. The Ono Niha people from the island of
Nias perform ornate choral songs called hoho, which use only four tones and
embody their oral tradition. Unknown outside of Indonesia, these 1990 digital
recordings include extensive notes. 72 minutes. "Its variety—in sound,
feel, and purpose—is astonishing and inspiring." — Rhythm Music
Instrument: Sarunai; Gung & Penganak
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Organization: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings & Center
for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution
Original Language: Karo
Place: Indonesia
Producer: Yampolsky, Philip
Recording Location: Outdoors, Propinsi Sumatera Utara
Release Date: 1992
Source Archive: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage,
Smithsonian Institution
Source : Music online
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