Seudati 1 : AV Intro IV.1
Music Archive of Monash University
Kartomi, Margaret J.
10.4225/03/593106eb07d98
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/media/Seudati_1_AV_Intro_IV_1/5064622
AV Intro IV.1: Audiovisual Example 1 in Introduction to Part IV of book: Margaret Kartomi, ‘Musical Journeys in Sumatra’, Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012. Seudati is the main Acehnese dance performed in standing position, including concentric square and circular formations. It is accompanied only by the solo singing of the aneuk syahé (’child of poetry’) and the dancers’ group response singing and body percussion (peh badan). Lead vocalists improvise texts about daily living, politics and sex. In this clip, the dancers beat their chests (actually on the lower ribs) in rhythmic unison while they move rapidly and energetically to choreographed steps. This performance was recorded at the PKA-IV Festival (Fourth Pekan Kesenian Aceh) in Banda Aceh. Names of performers unknown.
Copyright 2004 Iwan Dzulvan Amir.
2017-06-02 06:34:15
Aceh
monash:62519
Body percussion
Indonesia – Aceh – Banda Aceh
1959.1/283779
Peh badan
Male standing dance
Competition
Seudati
Festivals
Monash University. Faculty of Arts. School of Music-Conservatorium
Aneuk syahé
Digital Humanities
Performing Arts
Ethnic Studies