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Release Date: 25-02-2000
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 13182-2
Barcode: 13711318227
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akatvereta [03:57] | 13 | Tandak [05:02] |
| 2 | Jila Puru Ratu [02:23] | 14 | Pso Bano Maekat [02:41] |
| 3 | Yema Ngape Keta [01:19] | 15 | Bsoot Tabso [00:58] |
| 4 | Tari Woleka [02:25] | 16 | Tegur Sapa [05:36] |
| 5 | Bolelebo [01:27] | 17 | Men's Hunu Lau [01:38] |
| 6 | Tante Miranda [02:45] | 18 | Feko Bobi [00:59] |
| 7 | Heo-bijola [04:00] | 19 | Lagu Sikoi [02:05] |
| 8 | Ai Ina Mama [03:34] | 20 | Sene Tufu [05:00] |
| 9 | Tarian gong [03:17] | 21 | Feko Sedih [02:00] |
| 10 | Tari Likurai [04:52] | 22 | Feko Bobi [03:01] |
| 11 | Oras Loron Melereng [02:33] | 23 | Sene Tufu [06:07] |
| 12 | Belu Children's Game Song [01:58] | ||
Description:
The island of Timor is the largest of the group of islands that make up the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). The province, which also includes the islands of Sumba, Sabu (local pronunciation) or Sawu, Rai Jua, Roti, Ndao, Semau and Flores, with the islands of Komodo and Rincah to the west and Solor, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar and Ator to the east, divides into 12 administrative districts (kabupaten), which roughly correspond with the major ethnic divisions in the area. The area has poor natural resources with a semi–arid tropical climate, low rainfall and a long dry season, making it the most poverty–stricken of Indonesia's provinces. Though there are close music–cultural and ethnic links between the people on both sides of the border of East and West Timor, this recording contains only aural clips from the rich song and musical traditions of all four districts of West Timor. Tracks 1–6 were recorded in Kabupaten Kupang, tracks 7–9 in Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, tracks 10–19 in Kabpaten Belu and tracks 20–23 in Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan. The four districts differ from each other musically according to their different mixes of ethnic and historical experience, with the westernmost district having been the most thoroughly exposed to outside contact. Some of the items included on this recording are excerpts of long ritual ceremonies, especially pre– and post–battle ceremonies with gong and drum ensemble music or mass choral music with circle dancing (tebe), attended by many Timorese wearing traditional ikat (woven cloth) costumes. There are some selections from the large repertoire of vocal or story–singing music, for example, long poetic songs telling of prehistoric migrations of people. Examples of the variety of flute, jews harp, guitar, violin and sasando–biola music for informal occasions found in each district are included.
Biography:
Under the supervision of the world’s leading expert on the traditional music of Indonesia, Prof. Margaret Kartomi of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and with the efforts of producer David Parsons from New Zealand, Celestial Harmonies has issued recordings from these provinces so far: The Music of Islam, Vol. 15: Aceh and West Sumatra, The Music of Bali 3 CD Boxed Set, Yogyakarta: Gamelan of The Kraton, Tembang Sunda: Classical Music from West Java, Music of Indonesia: Flores and Music of Timor. The drum is the dominant musical instrument. Ensembles comprising totobuang (bronze gongchimes) and single-headed varieties of tifa or tipa (drums) of many shapes and sizes are found all over Maluku. In Muslim communites, framedrums and/or small two-headed drums (marawas) supplement the tifa, in which case a wooded, short-necked lute (gambus) and/or a vocal part are sometimes added. Indigenous instruments, jew’s harps (berimbak) and bowed and plucked string instruments of European and Middle eastern origin are also widely distributed. Over three centuries of Protestant Dutch rule has resulted in extensive musical changes.
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