Dalam guni
Item
Edited Title
Dalam guni
Archivist's Original Title
Dalam guni
Original description
Recording of "Dalam guni" features religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house, reflecting the shamanic and animistic faith of the community. The music conveys a message from the spirit of the hills to a shaman in Ulu Perak, telling the story of a sack of rice that was buried in the ground and resulted in a very rich plantation.
SEA Annotations
Temiar dream music - religious ritual songs and dances performed in a Temiar long-house. Mixed chorus singing with call and response, alongside the steady beating of membranophone
Transcription
Dalam guni, or inside the sack, conveys the message when the spirit of the hills told a 'hala' [shaman] in the Ulu Perak that once upon a time a sack of rice was buried in the ground, and a very rich plantation resulted
Time duration
0:02:04
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
membranophone
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Original item number
1CS0087305 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR; 9CS0021023 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR
SEAH Identifier
1CS0087305 S1 MALAYA BROADCASTING CORPOR1; 9CS0021023 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]
