Tune bahnar to dông-köni, zither-fiddle

Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental plays made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.  VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; CITHAR: two-stringed zither "ddong". Particularities: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle "köni" and the two-stringed zither "ddong"). Furthermore, playing the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. See DT; archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
Edited Title
en BAHNAR
Archivist's Original Title
en Tune bahnar to dông-köni, zither-fiddle
fr Air bahnar au dông-köni, cithare-vièle
Original description
en Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental plays made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.  VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; CITHAR: two-stringed zither "ddong". Particularities: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle "köni" and the two-stringed zither "ddong"). Furthermore, playing the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. See DT; archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
fr Enregistré en situation. Annonce de J. Dournes. Enregistrements sonores inédits de mélodies instrumentales/vocales et de jeux instrumentaux effectués par Jacques Dournes de 1963 à 1964 au Vietnam auprès de la population jaraï. VIELE: vièle monocorde "köni"; CITHARE: cithare à deux cordes "ddong". Particularités: la pièce est joué par un seul musicien qui combine les deux instruments (la vièle "köni" et la cithare à deux cordes "ddong"). Par ailleurs le jeu de la vièle monocorde "köni" implique que le musicien produit également des sons avec sa voix: une ficelle fixée à la corde de l'instrument est retenue par sa bouche. Il chantonne les dents serrées. Cf. DT; Archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel.
Time duration
en 00:06:01
Recording date of the original material
en 1963-05-29
Acquisition Date
en 1964
Population
Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en Central Viet Nam, Phu Bon Province
Resource Language
Jarai
Comment
en VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; CITHAR: two-stringed zither "ddong". Particularities: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle "köni" and the two-stringed zither "ddong"). Furthermore, playing the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth.
Archivist Category
en Music (Instrumental)
Recording context
en Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
en Zither; Fiddle; Sung voice: male solo
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
Koni; Ddong
Collector
Name of original Collection
fr Viet Nam, Mélodies instrumentales et vocales jaraï et modes de jeux instrumentaux, Dournes, 1963-1964.
External reference
en Dournes, J. "La musique chez les Joraï" in "Objets et mondes", t. V, fasc.4, hiver 1965 pp.211-244, photos
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Copyright Information
en CC BY-NC-ND
Physical format
en Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
en Original tape. Record: 19 cm/s, 1/2, Track B. Poor sound quality. See archive file. Archivist: Tran Quang Haï reviewed by Aliénor Anisensel.


fr Bande originale. Enreg.: 19cm/s, 1/2 Piste B. Qualités sonores moyennes. Cf. DT; Archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel.
Original item number
en CNRSMH_I_1964_011_001_20
SEAH Identifier
en CNRS_SEAHMH_I_1964_011_001_20
Provenance
en Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme, Paris, by J. Dournes and preserved at BnF.