The subject relates to tax revolts against the Dutch in West Sumatra in the early twentieth century. This drama is a popular account of the rebellion at Padang Panjang in 1908, which included the murder of the Dutch Assistant Resident, and was popular in the Agam and Padang Panjang areas of the Minangkabau Highlands in the 1960s.
Kapalo Sitalang: a Minangkabau Randai drama, recorded from a performance at Sungai Buluh, 20km from Bukit Tinggi on the night of 25 November 1962 by M.A. Jaspan. 9ff., typescript.
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- Dates of Creation25 Nov 1962
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