Salawek Dulang

Audio 5.2: Audio Example 2 in Chapter 5 of book: Margaret Kartomi, ‘Musical Journeys in Sumatra’, Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012. In the Minangkabau region of West Sumatra, “salawek dulang” is one of several sitting song-dance genres with an Islamic flavour and with reputed agricultural origins. It is performed by a pair of solo vocalists each of whom holds a round brass tray or “dulang” in his left hand and beats it as accompaniment to their singing. To a certain extent, the rhythms they produce resemble those played on frame drums in other sitting song-dances. The word “salawek” derives from the Arabic “salawat” which means blessings (on the Prophet Muhammad). The vocalists in our recorded example, Bp Madjo Bungsu (leader) and Bp Ho, characteristically alternate or overlap with each other as they perform their improvised or composed texts with the purpose of entertaining and instructing people in religious and moral teachings. Performances of “salawek dulang” may occur during feasts (“kenduri”) held to honour life cycle events (in this case a thanksgiving celebration for the birth of a baby), national or religious holidays, pilgrim journeys to or from Mecca, and government functions. In our performance, recorded in December 1985, the audible intakes of breath during the first half the excerpt enhance the emotional intensity of the singing. Note the change of rhythmic pattern and mood around two minutes into the excerpt. Such changes are a characteristic of the “salawek dulang” genre. Duration: 3 min. 50 sec.

Copyright 1985. Margaret J. Kartomi.

Audio 5.2：书籍《苏门答腊的音乐之旅》（Margaret Kartomi著，伊利诺伊大学出版社2012年版）第五章中的音频示例2。

在西苏门答腊的米南加保地区，“salawek dulang”是数种具有伊斯兰风格且据称起源于农业的坐式歌舞类型之一。该表演由一对独唱歌手完成，每人左手持一个圆形铜盘（或称“dulang”），敲击铜盘作为歌唱的伴奏。在某种程度上，他们演奏的节奏与其他坐式歌舞中使用框鼓演奏的节奏相似。

“salawek”一词源自阿拉伯语“salawat”，意为对先知穆罕默德的祝福。本录音示例中的歌手为Bp Madjo Bungsu（领唱）和Bp Ho，他们的表演特点是交替或重叠演唱即兴或创作的文本，旨在娱乐观众并向其传授宗教及道德教义。

“salawek dulang”的表演可在庆祝生命周期事件（本例中为婴儿出生的感恩庆典）、国家或宗教节日、往返麦加的朝圣之旅及政府活动期间举行的宴会（“kenduri”）中进行。本表演录制于1985年12月，节选片段前半部分中可闻的呼吸声增强了歌唱的情感强度。请注意节选片段约两分钟处节奏型与情绪的变化，此类变化是“salawek dulang”类型的特征之一。

时长：3分50秒。

版权所有1985年，Margaret J.Kartomi。