Music of Minang is a traditional and contemporary ethnic variaty of Indonesian music that grows and develops in the Minangkabau culture.[1][2] Music is generally played by musical instruments such as talempong, saluang, Minang rabab, serunai, tmbourine, aguang, gandang, and violin. Minang music is also played to accompany various dances such as the Pasambahan dance, the Payung dance, and the Piring dance. Apart from dancing, music accompanies the oral Minangkabau literature genre Kaba.
With hindsight, the beginning of Minang music has its roots, as in native folk music, including indigenous songs and Talempong gong music,[1] as well as in Qasidah which originated as the arrival and spread of Islam in the archipelago from Arabic, Gujarati and Persian, its character was readings of poetry and then sung. Therefore, initially the poetry used was originally sung from Gurindam, and was gradually used to accompany the dance.[3]
Then in the late 19th century Modern Minang music was emerged, when traditional talempong gong style incorporated into its repertoire Minang pop songs.[1] And around 1955 Contemporary Minang popular music was born, influenced by several Western genres.
- ^ a b c Fraser, Jennifer A. (2015). Gongs and Pop Songs: Sounding Minangkabau in Indonesia (PDF). Athens, Oh: Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-294-0. OCLC 914355556.
- ^ Ediwar; Rosta Minawati; Febri Yulika; Hanefi (2018). Musik Tradisional Minangkabau (in Indonesian). Gre Publishing. ISBN 978-602-7677-36-4.
- ^ Pauka, Kirstin (1998). Theater and Martial Arts in West Sumatra: Randai and Silek of the Minangkabau. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-413-5.