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Anatomy of a Carita Pantun: A Structurally Decomposed Audio Corpus of Lakon Raden Cakra by Ayi Basajan Cover

Anatomy of a Carita Pantun: A Structurally Decomposed Audio Corpus of Lakon Raden Cakra by Ayi Basajan

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|Aug 2026

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SECTIONCOMPONENTFUNCTION
RajahRajah BubukaOpening invocation – establishing spiritual context, addressing ancestors and divine forces
Rajah PamunahCleansing mantra – purifying the ritual space, performers, and participants
Kidung BuhunKidung BuhunAncient song – transitional passage connecting invocation to narrative
LakonPatwaPrelude to the story – situating the juru pantun’s authority and the narrative’s cosmological frame
CaritaThe story of Raden Cakra – semi-improvised narrative core including Béwara Léngsér (royal proclamation)
Bobodoran & SisindiranEntertainment interlude – comic verbal play (bobodoran) and rhyming riddle-verse (sisindiran); sustains audience engagement
Lakon – endClosing – narrative resolution and reintegration, including the cosmological dispersal of the Cupumanik Astagina
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.606 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Page range: 114 - 114
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 30, 2026
Published on: Aug 18, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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