Bissu Invocation,"Ata durang...take 1"

Field recordings made in Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 1991, 1995 et 2015 by D. Rappoport and S. Serafini: various populations. Rhythmic spoken invocations, dialogues, conversations between two raja deities.
Edited Title
en Ata durang ranging-ranging
Archivist's Original Title
en Bissu Invocation,"Ata durang...take 1"
fr Invocation Bissu,"Ata durang... prise 1"
id Deklamasi Bissu,"Ata durang... 1"
Original description
en Field recordings made in Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 1991, 1995 et 2015 by D. Rappoport and S. Serafini: various populations. Rhythmic spoken invocations, dialogues, conversations between two raja deities.
fr Enregistrements sonores inédits réalisés par Dana Rappoport et Serge Serafini (1991) en Indonésie (Sulawesi). Ces enregistrements ont été effectués dans le sud, le centre et l'est de l'île essentiellement en 1991 (quelques compléments de 1995 et 2015), auprès des populations Balinais, Bugis, Indonésien, Makassar, Pamona, Tolaki, Toraja Sa'dan. Invocations parlées rythmées, dialogues, conversations entre deux divinités raja.
id Rekaman dibuat oleh Dana Rappoport dan Serge Serafini (1991) di Indonesia (Sulawesi). Rekaman ini dibuat di bagian selatan, tengah dan timur pulau ini terutama pada tahun 1991 (beberapa tambahan dari tahun 1995 dan 2015), di kalangan masyarakat Bali, Bugis, Indonesia, Makassar, Pamona, Tolaki, Toraja Sa'dan. Doa lisan berirama, dialog, percakapan antara dua dewa raja.
SEA Annotations
en Sung by two Bissu (transvestite) priests from Soppeng.
The song missed here will be repeated in another take.
The two singers are Puang Andeng and Puang Maddo, high Bissu dignitaries, rajas, divine representatives, transvestite priests. This invocation is a call to a raja.
Time duration
en 00:02:12
Recording date of the original material
en 1991-08-19
Acquisition Date
en 2011
Population
en Bugis
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en South Sulawesi, Pare-Pare
Resource Language
en Bugis
Archivist Category
en Music (Vocal)
Recording context
English Field recording
Collector
Name of original Collection
en Indonesia, Sulawesi (South, Central, Eastern), 1991. D. Rappoport, S. Serafini
Collection source citation
History of ownership
en Archived at CREM, CNRS in 2011 by D. Rappoport
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Copyright Information
en CC BY-NC-ND
Physical format
English Digital Audio Tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
en original
Original item number
en CNRSMH_I_2011_015_006_19
SEAH Identifier
en SEAH_CNRSMH_I_2011_015_006_19