Articles tagged ‘Minangkabau’
Talago Buni Music: West Sumatra
By Barrie | January 30th, 2008 |
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The contemporary music of Talago Buni (The Lake of Sounds), which was founded in 1998 in Minangkabau, West Sumatra, is a creative departure from the Minang pop music that has today become mainstream. With its powerful spirit of innovation and creation, Talago Buni has successfully taken its inspiration from an oft-neglected source, traditional [...]
Cubadak Island: West Sumatra
By Barrie | August 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I have been here many times, but frankly I’m never too bored to stay here for a couple of days. It’s really a nice quiet island. If you need to escape the hectic schedule of your daily activities come here feel the difference.
Indonesians in Focus: Wirda Hanim
By Barrie | May 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
One day in 1993, Wirda Hanim, a long-time resident of the West Sumatra provincial capital Padang, attended a traditional celebration at her village, Sumani, in Tanah Datar regency. During the festivity, she observed some women and men wearing clay batik shawls, known locally as batik tanah liek. The shawls were already very old and worn, [...]
Rail Travel Revival in Sumatra
By Barrie | February 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I really enjoy train travel and especially in Indonesia. Of course you can travel 1st class but that’s a bore. The most interesting and surprising in many ways is that of the so-called ‘cattle class’ – economy.
Thesaurus Bahasa Indonesia
By Barrie | February 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I was studying Languages at University I was astounded at the complexity and how just one meaning could have a heap words for it. It always helps to have a thesaurus at hand as well as being useful for crosswords!.
Reviving Minang’s Old Embroideries: Sumatra
By Barrie | January 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Indonesia’s traditional fabrics are being increasingly abandoned for various reasons, including the popular belief that they are less-than trendy attire and the scarcity of such classic cloths.
The Coming of Islam: Indonesia
By Barrie | January 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Indian Ocean continued to serve as both a commercial and a cultural link between Indonesia and the countries to the west. Thus Islam, which was established on the Arabian Peninsula by the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century A.D., followed the Hindu and Buddhist religions into the archipelago.
