Megan Collins holding a rabab, used in West Sumatra to accompany migration stories Photo: Erlinawati Graham/The Jakarta Post
From the chicha of Peru to jungga of Indonesia, Megan Collins looks at indigenous responses to the ubiquitous guitar, its Iberian colonial heritage and enduring popularity.
Music Details:
(Part 3) - Guitars
ANON: Romance - Pepe Romero (gtr) (Philips 475 6360)
SEGUNDO: Chan-Chan - Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals), Eliades Ochoa, Compay Segundo (gtrs) (World Circuit WDCD 050)
MATAMOROS: Mujer celosa - Trio Matamoros (Harlequin HQ CD 40)
ANON: Bamboo Dance - Black Czar (vocals) (Soundway SNDW CD 018)
ALAVES: Cancion mixteca - Los Texmaniacs (Smithsonian SFW CD 40555)
KEAWE: Alika - Aunty Genoa Keawe (vocals) (RGNET 1049)
MADAME RIVIERE’S HAWAIIANS: He Aloha No O Honolulu - Madame Riviere’s Hawaiians (Proper Box 140, CD1)
BHATTACHARYA: Nata Raaj , Dance of Shiva - Debashish Bhattacharya(gtr) (Riverboat 330036)
TRAD: Syncretic Song - Justin and Topen (vocals) (private recording)
TRAD: Ep Funoh Song - Lak people of New Ireland (private recording)
GERSHWIN/ NGAWAI: Arohaina Mai - Te Hokowhitu-ā-Tū (Atoll ACD 206, CD1)
MORRIS/ DRIFTWOOD: Battle of the Waikato - The Howard Morrison Quartet (Zodiac ZCD 4010)
FINN: Don't Dream it's over - Crowded House (Capitol 8 522482)
TRAD: Luddu Parinna -Ataratu (vocals & gtr)( SFWCD 40447)
TRAD: Kolo Lot Matani - Band Teleu Nekaf/ Mikhael Tefa (SFWCD 40447)
TRAD: Onde-onde - Gambang Kromong (SFWCD 40057)
