Abstract
Minangkabau Randai is one of the traditional arts from West Sumatera, Indonesia that combines four different aspects: silat, theater, music and dancing. The purpose of Randai is to spread moral values of Minangkabau tradition by using a story called kaba. This research discusses the communication patterns used in Randai. Descriptive qualiative method is used in the research and the data collection is done by doing library research. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Randai could not be performed and thus the data are taken from video recording. The title of the Randai performance discussed is Rambun Pamenan and ethnography of communication approach is used to analyze the data by using Hymes’ theory of unit of analysis. The result of the research shows that the communicative event takes place on an open field and there are five communicative events done by the speakers: the opening of Randai, the opening for kaba, dendang, the play for kaba and closing. The communicative acts in the play for kaba are in the form of dialogue, which contain verses and environmental metaphors. The position of women in Minangkabau culture is represented through the environmental metaphors in the dialogue.
Highlights
West Sumatera has many traditional arts, and one of them is Minangkabau Randai
Randai Rambun Pamenan was held on Friday, January 6th, 2017, in an open field at noon
The communicative act discussed is the play for kaba because the majority of communication occurs in this act
Summary
West Sumatera has many traditional arts, and one of them is Minangkabau Randai. There are four types of arts in Randai performance: theater, music, dancing, and silat, a traditional martial art. Randai is performed by a group of people who make a circular form and stomp, while others who act as actors do a play based on the story being performed. This traditional performance is held before Ramadan and usually is at an open field called Medan Bapaneli. Performing it in a room is common nowadays, and the place is called Medan Balinduang. There are four aspects in a Randai performance, including the story or kaba, dialogue, acting, traditional verses called gurindam or dendang, and galombang or the circular form
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