Fieldwork recordings over the countries
Last updated on 01-Mar, 2017
In this page, I am showing you video files which I took at my fieldwork travels, mainly of traditional art and music at each place.
Kurdish people, Warabi, Saitama, Japan 2017
It is a still minor topic that there is Kurdish people community in Japan, north of Tokyo. This is from their new year concert 2017 with Kurdish musicians who were invited from Germany.
Niino, Anan, Nagano PRF, Japan 2017
At this small village called “Niino(新野)”, local traditional music and arts are known for that they still keep original ways of Japanese middle ages, before commercialization of later periods as Edo, Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei.
Bapak Serang Dakko, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia 2016
This percussion ensemble is called “Makassar Gendang” and Mr Serang Dakko is one of pioneer of traditional music in Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Asfian Nur Gusprada and his group, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
Asfian Nur Gusprada is a young musician who was born in musical family in Samarinda, Indonesia. He showed me various instruments they play.
Percussion and pray from Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
In Indonesia, especially East Kalimantan(Borneo), we see Islam people praying with percussions called Rebana.
at Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
at Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
at Muara Jawa, Handil, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
at Tenggarong, Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
at Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
Mr Toto, a multi player from East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2016
Mr Toto, a musician and dancer showed me many instruments he plays. In Indonesia, like this guy and above Asfian, it is very normal to see high-skilled multi instrument player.
Balinese percussion with his foot controling pitch
Balinese flute
Indonesian approach to Darbuka, percussion originally from Middle East
Flute from West Sumatera, Minangkabau ethnicity
Traditional arts from Kelantan, Malaysia 2016
Kelantan locates at north west of Malaysia mainland, near to border with Thailand, which is known for many unique dance, music and arts.
Silat, Kelantanese martial arts
Unique percussions from Kelantan
Kertok, coconut husk percussion
Rebana Ubi, giand drum from Kelantan
Dikir Barat, group singing
Dance and theatre performances
Wayang Kulit, a shadow play from Kelantan
Performed by Kamrul Hussin and Geng Wak Long
Mak Yong, traditonal dance from Kelantan
Performed by Kamrul Hussin and Geng Wak Long
Kota Kinabhalu, Sabah, Malaysia 2016
Sabah, north of Borneo has different traditonal music and dance from Malaysia mainland by minor ethnicities.
Found gong seller in Sunday market, Kota Kinabhalu.
This area has strong boat culture based on sea highway, this is a port from Kota Kinabhalu.
Sompoton, a mouth organ from Sabah
Sompoton is a Sabah’s original mouth organ made by bamboo and rotan, which is similar to Japanese gagaku sho.
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Kid’s gamelan school, Denpasar, Bali
Pray at Hindu temple, Denpasar, Bali
Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia 2016
Banyuwangi, east of Java has really unique music culture whose mixed many influences from Bali, Central Java, Madura. Here you see bamboo percussion ensemble from Banyuwangi.
Ronald Tongkong and ensemble from Solok village, West Sumatera, Indonesia 2016
Sumatera is known for strong music culture, especillay singing. Ronald Tongkong and his ensemble showed me their music culture at their village.
Gamelan factory at Ponorogo, Java, Indonesia 2016
Really really cute views at Gamelan factory at Ponorogo where is known for their unique lion dance
Various places from Indonesia 2015-2016
at Five mountains festial , Magelang, Java 2015
at Five mountains festial , Magelang, Java 2015
Young percussionist shows dangdut rhythm at Besuki, East Java
Kids music ensemble at Cirebon, Java
Iraf, a percussionist now resides in Bogor, Java
Soul, R&B music band from Malang, East Java
Bantengan, traditional dance of water buffalo, East Java
Religious chants from Semarang, Central Java
at Yogyakarta, South Kraton.
Self made instruments from Indonesia
Putut Prabu, a musician and instrument maker from Yogyakarta showed me various instruments he made. For his instrument store, info at Tabubu Ethnic Music Shop
Traditional music and arts from Taiwan 2015
Music ensemble for puppet theatre, Taipei, Taiwan
Practice footage of puppet theatre, Taipei, Taiwan
Nangang(南菅) music ensemble originally from South China, this filmed in Taiwan 2015
Chinese sheng(笙) player from Taipei Taiwan 2015.
Twelve tone(十二音) music ensemble
Indigenous music and dances, Taiwan 2015
Tawain aboriginal people’s dance, very similar to Borneo
View of Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village(九足文化村), Indigenous culture’s village.
In Taiwan mountain area, I feel it is compeltely different world from flantland area.
Traditional arts and music from Japan
Yep, I also visited many cultural places in Japan. Here I show you some.
Buddhism chant, shomyo, early morning in Kyoto 2014 / 京都の西本願寺での朝5時の声明2014
Kyoto’s anually traditional fest 2015 / 京都の祇園祭、2015
Shrine ceremony in Shimane PRF, near to Korea, west of Japan
“Sado Okesa”, minyo folk song accompanied by Shakuhachi, 2014
