Harmonic melody (insect)

Item

Archivist's Original Title

en Harmonic melody (insect)

Original description

en Melody on harmonics, by Kabyo (son of) Nuwas, using the buzzing of a beetle (fut mwag). The beetle is attached by its legs to a stem, then held in front of the mouth while it attempts to fly away. The insect provides an "instrumental" drone. By modifying the volume of the buccal cavity serving as resonator, the boy selects harmonics to make a melody (an analagous technique to that of the jew'

Time duration

en 0:00:44

MetadataURL

Recording date of the original material

en 1971

Acquisition Date

en 1996

Population

en Amanab

Place of the cultural origin

Country Name

Recording place

en Papua New Guinea. Amanab-Yafar

Resource Language

en Amanab

Performer/Speaker

en Kabyo Nuwas

Comment

en Voice CD II - Techniques (continued): Play on harmonics.

Archivist Category

en Music (Vocal)

Recording context

en Published record

Instrument, Original Archivist Data

en Voice and noise

Collector

Name of original Collection

en Voices of the World, an Anthology of Vocal Expression (CD)

Collection source citation

Related material

History of ownership

en Recording made by Juillerat and archived in 1972 at Musée de l'Homme, Paris (BM.1972_008)

Holding Institution of Original Materials

Licensing Institution

Accessing Institutions

Copyright Information

en CC BY-NC-ND

Physical format

en Magnetic tape

Preservation State of Physical Object

en Copy

Original item number

en CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_002_033

SEAH Identifier

en SEAH_CNRSMH_E_1996_013_001_003_031