Gendang Karo
by Artur Simon
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1987
- Label: Museum Collection Berlin
- Country: Germany
- Length: 1:46:06
- Community rating: 3.65/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Ethnomusicologist Artur Simon's two-LP Museum Collection Berlin volume, subtitled 'Trance and Dance Music of the Karo Batak', documents the gendang ensemble tradition of North Sumatra with an accompanying booklet. The recordings present the percussion-led music that accompanies Karo ritual and celebration.
Genres
Descriptors: traditional, ritualistic, percussive, rhythmic, archival