Bah sain
Item
Edited Title
Bah sain
Archivist's Original Title
Bah sain
Original description
Recording contains information about the Temiar people and their religious ritual songs and dances, which are performed in a long-house as part of their shamanic, animistic faith. The recording specifically mentions a song given to the shaman, Bah Sain, by the spirit of the wind among the bamboos, which tells the Temiar that the wind in the bamboos is the force that moves the airplanes they see flying in the sky. This information sheds light on the spiritual beliefs and cultural practices of the Temiar tribe from Telom in Pahang.
SEA Annotations
Temiar dream music - religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house. Group singing consisting of solo and group vocals, with call and response between each other. Singing is accompanied by beating of drum(membranophone)
Transcription
From Telom in Pahang comes a song given to the 'hala' [shaman] Bah Sain by the spirit of the wind among the bamboos. The song tells the Temiar that the wind in the bamboos is the force that moves the aeroplanes they see flying up in the sky.
Time duration
0:03:45
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
1CS0087306 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR; 9CS0021022 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR
SEAH Identifier
1CS0087306 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR1; 9CS0021022 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]
