Mak Sawir The "King Bagurau"
As an artist tradition in this sphere, he kept his deep concern current conditions of culture, customs, and traditions of Minangkabau. He considered, in broad Minang remarkable deterioration. Concern was expressed over the full sampiran warnings; "Jaan until the damaged deck nangkhododoh kapa, binaso wood deck builders, custom deck pangulu damaged, the road deck urang dialiah ago. (Do not let the damaged vessel caused by a captain, because the builders of timber destroyed, damaged customary for princes, the path is shifted one pass).
As a singer, he was troubled by singing songs that exist today. Dendang now been undermined by the lyrics that smelled of pornography that solely focuses only entertainment only, but trapped in a low appetite. Songs with titles Kutang Barendo, Skirts Baremot and the like is an expression of declining the Minang creative artists today.
That unrest from Sawir Sutan Mudo-a singer, an artist true tradition which till today remains to create and sing sang. Sawir-youngest of four children was born in Nagari Koto Kaciak, Tanjung Raya. Agam District in 1942. Both parents are farmers Sawir. His mother and father named Siti Saleah Muhammad Isa. Sawir has left her parents since she was a child. His mother died shortly after birth. While his father passed away when Sawir to Rahmatullah was six years old.
Because both parents abandoned since childhood, Sawir must learn to live independently. He did not have time to pursue a high level of formal education. He only went to fourth grade elementary school. Dropped out of school, go wander Sawir follow his brothers. Padang, Palembang, Lubuk Linggau are the cities where Sawir wander. Since the age of 13 years Sawir have a variety of merchandise trade. In the year 1968 before returning to their hometown Sawir.In the same year he married for the first time. From this first marriage Sawir do have a daughter named Sumiati. In 1972 Sawir remarried. With his second wife Sawir do have seven children.Now with this family, settled in Bukittinggi Sawir.
Sawir talent as a singer has been honed since childhood. Randai he joined the group in her village as a singer Randai. Since it also Sawir studied with a natural artist named Angku Katik; "Baguru mangko smart (hence the clever learn)," said Sawir about the process of learning that he was going through. n
Studied at the Natural
Increasingly honed his ability as an artist after overseas. At that time the nomads Minang everywhere always build arts groups as a forum for children to nurture artistic talent shoreline owned. But now, this practice has almost disappeared, Minang people were pushed and forced to enjoy the flood of popular art today. Minang tradition of art was increasingly marginalized, even in the villages were the outposts, arts Minang tradition almost completely destroyed.
Minang tradition of art in there called bagurau. Bagurau done with saluang jo sang not only at weddings, but also at the circumcision ceremony, "Alexandrovitch Nagari" (event collects funds for development in the village), Lebaran, batagak panghulu (inaugural title of the customary / people) and also at the event bagurau lamak (with among a limited audience, 10-15 persons).Sawir often invited to such events
Since the overseas Sawir already known as a singer. And when I returned to my hometown, singing kemampunnya continue. Not only sang songs, Sawir also create tens of singing songs that are still often sung a lot of singer. Broken Suntiang Batikam (year 1970), Talago Blue (1968), Lake Mamukek (1985), Rain Baribuik (1985), Lake Mamukek (1985), Banda Gantuang (1985), Aia Sarasah Badarun, Katangih's Dream, and Talempong Anam Koto is in between the songs sang Sawir creation. Malereang Tabiang one version of the song is also his creation.
Now, Sawir still singing when invited. Whether to show baralek, batagak pangulu, and appear at events which invited people overseas. Sawir also often invited to appear to various art performances, both in West Sumatra, to various areas in Sumatra, as well as to Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surabaya. Not only that, with his group Talago Buni, in July 1999 Sawir has appeared in seven towns in Germany. In addition to invited to sing and chant, Sawir also demand as a speaker at several seminars on the arts and cultural traditions.
Time appeared in several international festivals and performances that, Sawir feel that art can be a tool to establish communication between nations despite not understand the language.Through art we can know the character and values held by various nations. And it turns out, the wealth of art owned by the Minangkabau tradition can get an important place in world art treasures.
For this reason, for a Sawir, the wealth of art Minang tradition should be maintained, continuously explored and passed on to the next generation. Minang traditional art sublime values have a very strong stand on the roots of Minang culture that continues to promote kindness, manners and a very high aesthetic content. Art is a medium for education traditions customs, cultures and religions. Through the traditional art, the height-value nilat keminangkabuan quality is maintained and passed on.
Sawir not flatly refused Minang contemporary art that try to compromise with the currents of popular culture. However Sawir hope, not too far away. Ethics and principles Minang tradition and culture should be maintained. Otherwise Minang people who take care of itself, would perish Minang traditional art that are everlasting increasingly controlled the money.
Minang art in this case singing, according Sawir have its own language to convey messages.Dendang not only contains the heartache and mental problems experienced by a person, community or ethnic Minang, but have also sang its own idioms and language that tells the romance of romance and excitement experienced by young children. Language sang very beautiful, delicate and full of rhythm. Far from the words of vulgar, abusive and feel of pornography that shows humility. Dendang also have room to express the joy which is called bagurau. In bagurau, the expression of gaiety, humor and wit are presented, but still the language of polite, beautiful and strong foothold in the aesthetic.
For Sawir, not determined by the sonority singing voice of the singer, but more determined by a solid understanding of a singer about the customs, culture, religion and the problems that occurred in the community who then conveyed through the lyrics and the rhythm of singing with feeling and imagination of a very high . Dendang also the cries of a singer. In this context, a singer is a clever scholar or intellectual trying to remind the public and the environment.
For this reason, for Sawir art tradition must remain explored, developed, dipelahara and passed on to the next generation. Is nonsense, slogans baliak ka villages, customs basandi syarak, syarak basandi kitabullah continue digaungkan, but neglected tradition of culture and art. The responsible institutions and the arts have to help, encourage and facilitate the development of traditional art. Thus, the government agencies responsible for arts and cultural sector should be filled with people who do have sufficient competence in this field. Can hardly diharapkapkan, arts and cultural traditions will triumph if people still headed the wrong place and had no responsibility.
That is a Sawir Sutan Mudo, a maestro sang which remains groove. Besides singing, she lived with daily trading resale clothing from week to week around the lake Model. In every Monday night he also sang at the event to fill RRI Bukittinggi. But trading in the present cloister he was no longer so lucrative. Economics society increasingly difficult. Hence, through the new songs, Ratok Foot Limo, keresahannya that he made.
For Sawir, art tradition must remain guarded and are inherited. Tradition is to support indigenous arts. If art is maintained tradition, will also wakes up in tradition and culture. If art tradition is broken, damaged also customary. If custom is damaged, lost and crushed pusako culture.
Dendang and Position Pedendang
Basis of the dominant tone in the singing is ratok saluang, lamenting tones. When the singer talked about human destiny, the fate of man is symbolized on something with a clever through-verse poem. Generally singer representing marginalized communities.
So, in the arts saluang with singing, a very influential one is singer. From a count of fingers of one hand male singer who is now still exist, there's only one singer who has a strong and well known outside of West Sumatra and West Sumatra, even in foreign countries, namely Sawir Sutan Mudo.
Sutan Mudo Sawir claimed not to necessarily be famous. Full of twists and struggles. Starting from the child Randai (Minangkabau traditional theater) in Kotokaciak, Agam regency, at the age of 13 years. At that time, a task that is assigned as a singer.
Year 1951, due to the demands of life, he wander into Palembang, South Sumatra. On the shoreline, in addition menggalas fruit on the sidewalk he was continuing to develop traditional art. "I menyintai Randai arts tradition and saluang jo sang, because rhyme-rhyme or poetry in art was very interesting and contain elements of education. In addition I challenged to make a rhyme-rhyme that would make it a tradition of art lovers satisfied and impressed, "said Sawir.
As a singer, Sawir learn from experiences, learn from nature: nature takambang become teachers. A singer, according to him, must be rich in materials, otherwise will not be accepted by society. From the rhyme-rhyme, there containing advice, feelings of life, and young romance.I was so touched the feelings of the lovers of art that tradition, so often people spontaneously weeping. It's one of the advantages Sawir. He was able to develop spontaneous improvisation in rhyme. In sampiran of rhyme, he was always able to process from the environment in which he played (person, place), "said Yusrizal KW, art observers and Chairman Cultural Foundation Citra Indonesia, assess.
So do not be surprised, so brilliant rhyme-rhyme which created this Sawir, pantunnya lines are often taken for inspiration and titles Minang pop songs today. Even the hundreds of rhymes that he created has now become a singing-singing tradition, such as among others "Broken Suntiang Batikam", "Banda Guntuang", "Baribuik Rain," "Lake Mamukek", and "Talempong Anam Koto".*
Mak Sawir The "King Bagurau"
Looking for the whereabouts of Minang tradition of artists like Sawir Sutan Mudo (65) have difficult-easy. A row of information about the presence Sawir like yawning when the locations indicated it was visited.
Just luck that finally brought us together. After searching until midnight failed 'to find' traces Sawir existence, the next day-just before leaving Bukittinggi towards Padang Panjang to return to Jakarta, a friend from High School Seni Indonesia (STSI) Padang Panjang come to give advice.
"We try to stop once to a restaurant in the Lower Market. According to the latest news, lately she often slept there," said Hanefi, Head of Department of Art Karawitan at STSI Padang Panjang.
Hanefi allegation is true. After a row down the stairs a lot (there are about 100 steps) from the Market of Bukittinggi, Jufri-also from STSI Padang Panjang, who arrived first at the Lower Market with the car, spread via cell phone that did exist in Sawir restaurants it.
"Madame Sawir last night sleeping on this table," said the owner of the restaurant when we got there.
Since the last few months, Madame Sawir-so he usually addressed-indeed rarely returned to his home in Kampung Sawah Central, Bukittinggi. Evenings after bagurau (Minang society so called Mak Sawir with a variety of acts which are accompanied by a blast singing chant saluang) fulfill the call of people who held a celebration, he knocked on doors before dawn to eat and sleep at home there.
The dining table is on the afternoon until nearly midnight usually used for the dish used as a place to lay down Sawir unwind. The morning before the customers come first, usually Sawir already disappeared.
Lucky, that morning he was still there. He was already dressed, ready to go somewhere, although a tired look on his face could not hide his sleepiness.
"My message of black coffee," said Sawir when offered breakfast. "There are domestic issues," Short said when mentioned why he did not go home to his wife, Syakni Deliyarti (52), in Middle Village Rice, Bukittinggi.
Sit on The Lives
Sawir Sutan Mudo or used to be called Madame Sawir was born in 1942 in Nagari Koto Kaciak, Tanjung Raya district, Agam regency, West Sumatra. Shortly after his birth, the youngest of four siblings abandoned her mother, Siti Saleha. At age six, his father, M Isa, also perished.
Living without both parents since childhood to make faster Sawir independent. Even at the age of nine, he had followed his brother to wander and Lubuk Linggau Palembang in South Sumatra.
In addition to selling fruit and clothes on the sidewalk, as long as it Sawir overseas continue to deepen their singing ability, he'd learned in the village. Thanks to its ability saluang singing with accompaniment, and also because he plays Randai toxicity, Sawir often invited to fill a wedding ceremony or meeting Minang people overseas.
As a result, for which only Sawir-formal education up to class IV grammar school (SR)-periods overseas was not only part of the 'educational activities' informally to forge a mature self as it navigates through life. Life in abroad also made the medium where he honed ability to deepen their ancestral traditions of art.
In 1968 he returned home. "Balek to the village, married (Sawir married twice, in 1968 and 1972) as well as develop the art of traditional culture in my hometown," he said.
Trading activities in the shoreline did not he leave. The difference, if during the shoreline Sawir hung in one place, since returned to my hometown on the banks of Lake Maninjau he had to move from one week (the market in the villages, held once a week) to another week.
Once was when he decided to move to Bukittinggi in the 1970s, trade in the legs and occasionally went to five weeks remains the main occupation. Secondhand clothes so its main merchandise.
Outside of these regular activities, continue to deepen Sawir saluang autodidact singing ability. Experience is the best school, and nature is life where he studied. "Nature takambang become teachers," said the astute scholars Minang. So was the street life in art Sawir Mak.
"Chant that should know the events of everyday life. That's all the ingredients to chant, to create a fresh rhyme but it contains. Berpantun that's filled with parables, full of advice. Because it also hummed saluang it more difficult than playing the music, "said Sawir.
Since settling in Bukittinggi, Sutan Mudo Sawir name began to be known widely. Not only was the request to appear bagurau come from many people who hold a celebration, record companies began to glance at Madame Sawir sound reflexion.
Since its first recordings in the form of cassettes and LPs in 1972, according Sawir, already more than 50 album contains voice recordings circulating on the market. Even he was asked to record in the form of karaoke VCDs.
Name Sawir Sutan Mudo increasingly loomed. Not only well-known in the Minang land, but also among the nomads Minang in various cities in the country. Occasionally he was invited to attend in a particular city to satisfy the yearning of the foreigners at home. Every Monday night special events sang Sawir saluang fill in RRI Bukittinggi. Year 1999 with the band leader Eddy Talago Buni President, Madame Sawir included performing in seven cities in Germany at the Summer Festival.
He wealthy? No! Like the fate of most artists in the country tradition, life Sawir far from affluent. From the results of sound recordings, Sawir only able to build simple houses for the children and wives in the Middle Kampung Sawah, Bukittinggi.
Even if there is more, the income that he uses often patch up business capital "leaked" because the money from the trade at the feet of five frequently used for daily living needs. In fact, when a troubled household, Sawir must stay asleep from one place to another.
How could it be rich if you honorarium that he can only USD $ 1 million once the tape cassette and the USD 3 million for karaoke VCDs. With the system 'broken contract', no royalties which he can, even if the tape hard sell. But when invited bagurau at best he has received honorarium of Rp 300,000 once the stage.
However, this fact is not too troubling Sawir Mak. He was more anxious to see the reality of late saluang sang many songs that were damaged by the lyrics of smells pornography.
Rhyme-rhyme sang an orderly, full of metaphor and advice about life, now began to be replaced lyrics that simply emphasizes the element of entertainment. Wisdom about the philosophy behind the living traditions of art that was increasingly eroded the time .... Tim DKSB/Mhd/Ken (Kompas on Saturday, 05 Januari 2008)
Art Work and Experience
· In July 1999 appeared in seven cities in Germany with Talago Buni Music Group
· Filling in the RRI Bukittinggi joking Events every Monday.
· In 1968-1970 Talago song Blue and Broken Suntiang Batikam recorded on LPs and circulated to the community
· Since 1972 until the year 2000 had more than 100 recordings on cassette tapes that circulated widely and were collected in the village of Minangkabau society and overseas, also collected a number of researchers. Among other things, Lake Mamukek (1985), Rain Baribuik (1985), Lake Mamukek (1985), Banda Gantuang (1985), Aia Sarasah Badarun, Katangih's Dream, Talempong Anam Koto, Ratok Limo Legs
· The first ever four-time champion saluang festival with singing, and also had a guest lecturer at the Academy of Art Karawitan Indonesia (now Indonesian Art College) Padangpanjang.
Bios
· Name: Sawir Sutan Mudo
· Born: Nagari Koto Kaciak, Tanjung Raya district, Agam regency, West Sumatra, 1942
· Education: Until the fourth grade SR
· Wife: Syakni Deliyarti (52)
· Children:
- Sumiati
- Syafrial
- Syarfil
- Kurniawati
- Rina Rini Rahmadani and Ramadani (twins)
- Fatimah Zahara
- Fajori Rachman
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