Batti'-batti' is a traditional music style from the island of Selayar off the south coast of Sulawesi. A pair of male and female vocalists trade improvised poetic verse in a kind of dramatized lover's quarrel, all carried by the rhythms of a rebana frame drum and two flamboyantly-played gambus lutes.

Two of the all musicians - Diana, Sapri joined for the Europalia International Arts Festival in Belgium at 2017, the first time batti'-batti' had been brought abroad. I returned to visit them this year and record them playing in their element.

Hear and learn more about this amazing music (and the beautiful people who make it) at the new post, a batti'-batti'
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Lagu tradisional Batti-Batti asal Kepulauan Selayar adalah seni nyanyian berbalas pantun/ syair yang dibawakan dengan bernyanyi atau bersenandung dan diiringi alat musik rebana dan gambus pada umumnya. Kalimat dan lirik-liriknya di dalamnya terkandung pesan moral, spritual dan bahkan dijadikan alat komunikasi yang lebih berseni oleh sepasang kekasih yang merajut kisah asmara dan terkadang juga dijadikan alat seni untuk bercanda atau humor.

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