SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI

Well, this Wednesday it will be Idul Fitri, the day Muslims all over the world celebrate the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan. Here in Indonesia, what they call Mudik has been going on for the last few days and will continue till it is Wednesday. Mudik is when millions and millions of people travel to the places where they were born to celebrate Idul Fitri with their families. I saw a report today that said that this years Mudik is breaking all previous records, some 129 million Indonesians traveling, by car, by motor, by train, by bus, it's a time of truly insane traffic jams....

Anyway, here's a cassette, celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday from the Tapanuli 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 cassette.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

KESENIAN TAPANULI SELATAN - PABUAT BORU MARBAGAS

Here's a lovely gondang cassette, traditional music from South Tapanuli in the North of Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

GONDANG MARAPIPURUN VOL, 1

Here's a gondang maripipurun cassette, traditional music from the Batak area in North Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

MARAGANTI HASIBUAN - ACARA HORJA GODANG VOL. 3

Here's a gondang cassette from Maraganti Hasibuan, gondang music for " Acara Horja Godang", a wedding party, from South Tapanuli in Northern Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

SAR TARBARITA - KESENIAN TAPANULI SELATAN VOL 1

Lovely gondang cassette from the Sar Tarbarita group from South Tapanuli in North Sumatera... You can find their second and third cassette elsewhere on this blog.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

BONI GORGA GROUP - GONDANG BOLON

Here's a great gondang bolon cassette from the Boni Gorga Group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

SAR TARBARITA - KESENIAN TAPANULI SELATAN VOL 2

Lovely cassette with traditional music from the Sar Tarbarita group from South Tapanuli in North Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

GONDANG NAHORNOP 3

Here's a gondang cassette.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

HASAN PARDEDE & GONDANG SAHATA SAOLOAN - GONDANG BATAK TOBA VOL. 9

Here's a gondang cassette from Hasan Pardede and the Gondang Sahata Saoloan group.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

HASAN PARDEDE & GONDANG SAHATA SAOLOAN VOL. 5

Here's a gondang cassette from Hasan Pardede and the Gondang Sahata Saoloan Group..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

GONDANG BATAK SIAN NAHORNOP

Here's a gondang cassette..... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

HASAN PARDEDE & GONDANG SAHATA SAOLOAN - GONDANG BATAK TOBA VOL. 8

Here's a gondang cassette from Hasan Pardede and the Gondang Sahata Saoloan group.... Traditional music from Lake Toba in Sumatera.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!

SAR TARBARITA - KESENIAN TAPANULI SELATAN

Lovely cassette with traditional music from the Sar Tarbarita group from South Tapanuli in North Sumatera, tortor and gondang songs on the A side and story telling (with music) on the B side.... GET IT HERE Enjoy!