Hanjoi
Item
Edited Title
Hanjoi
Archivist's Original Title
Hanjoi
Original description
Recording of Hanjoi Temiar dream music, religious ritual songs and dances are performed in a Temiar long-house, reflecting the shamanic and animistic faith of the culture. The title of the recording is a play on words, representing the disappearing form of a man diving into a pool to catch fish. This variation on the saying "the higher the fewer" conveys the theme of disappearance and transformation within the music and rituals of the Temiar people.
SEA Annotations
Temiar dream music - religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house. Call and response between solo and group vocals, consisting of male and female singer. Accompanied by the steady beating of membranophone.
Transcription
Title is a play upon words based on the disappearing form of a man who has dived into a pool to catch fish. His body gets smaller until it disappears. This is a variation on the higher the fewer.
Time duration
0:02:25
Recording date of the original material
1941-12
Population
Temiar
Country Name
Recording place
Tags, Keywords
Malaysia
Temiar
Archivist Category
Music
Recording context
Studio recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
Solo and group singing, male and female singers
Membranophone.
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Original item number
1CS0087308 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR; 9CS0021020 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR
SEAH Identifier
1CS0087308 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR1; 9CS0021020 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR1
Broadcast Audience
British Malaya
Broadcast Topic
Culture
Description
Temiar dream music - religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house [shamanic, animistic faith]
