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Gayo Highland Communities of Aceh

Urang Gayo

Austronesian highland people of Gayo Lues in central Aceh, Sumatra, whose young men rehearse Saman body-percussion chants in village mersah halls.

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Classification
Community
Origin / Scope
Indonesia
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Saman performances serve as social diplomacy between neighbouring Gayo villages (kampung), where guest and host rows alternate verses throughout the night.

Stewards of

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Saman
Gayo Lues, Aceh, Indonesia · Music
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Sources

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Saman Dance — UNESCO Urgent Safeguarding List 00509UNESCO ICH, 2011CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gayo Highland Communities of Aceh." Folkroom Archive (Communities), https://folkroom.org/communities/gayo-highland-communities · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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