Alus

Item

Edited Title

Alus

Archivist's Original Title

Alus

Original description

In the Ulu Nenggiri region of Kelantan, a member of the AlusTemiar community had a dream in which the spirit of the tiger gave him a song while he and his group were clearing a new area for cultivation. The song was a token of peace, as the tiger spirit was amazed and somewhat frightened by the power of the group to fell large trees. The ritual music, rooted in the shamanic and animistic faith of the Temiar people, is performed in long-houses and reflects a connection to the natural world and its spirits.

SEA Annotations

Temiar dream music - religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house. Group singing, call and response between, lead and group singers, consisting both male and female singers, accompanied by steady percussive beat.

Transcription

In the Ulu Nenggiri in Kelantan dreamed this song when he and his group were felling a new clearing for cultivation. The spirit of the tiger gave him a song because - "we tigers here are amazed and not a little frightened of the power of you fellows - you even fell the biggest trees. We leave you in peace and give you this song as a token"

Time duration

0:03:40

MetadataURL

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

Group singing, male and female singers
drum

Holding Institution of Original Materials

Original item number

1CS0087307 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR; 9CS0021021 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR

SEAH Identifier

1CS0087307 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR1; 9CS0021021 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]

Item sets

Alus (Spirit of the Tiger)