(Flores Boru Kedang) Enok, Koor Pria, Kematian

Item

Edited Title

ENOK

Archivist's Original Title

id (Flores Boru Kedang) Enok, Koor Pria, Kematian

en (Flores Boru Kedang) Enok, Male Chorus, Funeral

fr (Flores Boru Kedang) Chœur Masculin Enok

Original description

Field recording collected by Dana Rappoport in Eastern Indonesia in 2006 and 2007.

SEA Annotations

Recorded and filmed in a field at my request in the village. Were reluctant to sing this rare song. Did it after my insistence. Song to save the souls of the dead, having a relationship to birds embodying souls•

Time duration

00:01:13

MetadataURL

http://archives.crem-cnrs.fr/archives/items/23644/

Recording date of the original material

2007-05-13

Acquisition Date

2007

Population

Sikka

Place of the cultural origin

Boru Kedang, Flores Timur

Country Name

Indonesia

Recording place

Flores, Boru Kedang, Kabupaten Flores Timur

Resource Language

Lamaholot

Comment

Kabupaten Flores Timur, Kecamatan Wulangitan, Boru Kedang village. ** Ethnicity: Sikka? Klowin (Krowe) language. In this village, a great ceremony called longsop consists of passing souls from one place to another. It takes place after the harvest, so around August September here, still in the dry season. To save dead souls. For all souls. On this occasion, sing the 'enok song and the Barangbaler song, a rare, masculine song, in duet, up to 20 pairs. They go around in circles and the women are around the circle. All night, do not sleep. Until the next day, they bring the bawa sopé (a part of the body of the dead?) Cassette films 18 and 19. In pairs, polyphonic. (Keywords): ALTERNATE SINGING - POLYPHONY - FUNERAL•