Wednesday, December 22, 2021

NURUL ASIAH, ORKES GAMBUS AL FAJAR, ORKES EL SURAYYA - SELAMAT IDUL FITRI

Here's a cassette, celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday from the Batak area in North Sumatera, lots of gambus music from H. Nur Asiah Jamil (when she was still going by the name Nurul Asiah), Orkes Gambus Al Jafar and Orkes El Surayya.... There's also some great gondang music on this tape and I think it's from the Sar Tarbarita group from South Tapanuli in North Sumatera.... I made a video from the gondang music, loving it!! GET IT HERE Enjoy!

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  1. I'm really enjoying this tape - a nice mix of different styles. And yes that gondang track is really something! Thanks, and happy holidays to you!

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  2. HEy Tim :) Yeah man, this really is a great tape :) Happy holidays to you too! We don't really celebrate Christmas, for us the big party is always the Idul Fitri party :) Got some tapes from Egypt coming up soon btw, a guy called Amr Diab....

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    1. Ah nice - Amr Diab - big star!
      We don't celebrate Christmas either, but US society is structured around it (breaks from school and work), so the family has a chance to be together. And the end of the year is always an opportunity to reflect, give thanks, and plan for the new year to come. Hope it's a good one for all of us!

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