Solo of "ddong-köni": tune of funeral cries

Recorded in situ. It is an air of funeral tears in the style of the legends melodized at Plöi Ku "Ddong-köni" is an ensemble, composed of a two-stringed zither on a calabash ("ddong") and a "köni" fiddle with a vibrating “kuat” string. Vibrations are produced by two sources: a bow that moves back and forth on the string; a string attached to the string and the opposite end of which is in the mouth of the player. Sound recordings collected by Jacques Dournes, French missionary and researcher, in Viet Nam in 1966 among the Jarai populations: instrumental solos, invocations, songs and sound ambiances. Special features: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle monochord _ köni _ and the two-stringed zither _ ddong _).
Edited Title
en Ddong-köni
Archivist's Original Title
en Solo of "ddong-köni": tune of funeral cries
fr Solo de "ddong-köni" : air des pleurs funéraires
Original description
en Recorded in situ. It is an air of funeral tears in the style of the legends melodized at Plöi Ku "Ddong-köni" is an ensemble, composed of a two-stringed zither on a calabash ("ddong") and a "köni" fiddle with a vibrating “kuat” string. Vibrations are produced by two sources: a bow that moves back and forth on the string; a string attached to the string and the opposite end of which is in the mouth of the player. Sound recordings collected by Jacques Dournes, French missionary and researcher, in Viet Nam in 1966 among the Jarai populations: instrumental solos, invocations, songs and sound ambiances. Special features: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle monochord _ köni _ and the two-stringed zither _ ddong _).
fr Enregistré en situation. C'est un air de pleurs funéraires à la manière des légendes mélodiées à Plöi Ku

"Ddong-köni" est un ensemble, composé d'une cithare à deux cordes sur calebasse ("ddong") et d'une vièle "köni" à une corde vibrante "kuat".
Les vibrations sont produites par deux sources : un archet qui va et vient sur la corde ; une ficelle fixée à la corde et dont l'extrémité opposée est dans la bouche de l'instrumentiste.
Enregistrements sonores collectés par Jacques Dournes, missionnaire et chercheur français, au Viet Nam en 1966 auprès des populations Jaraï : solos instrumentaux, invocations, chants et ambiances sonores.Particularités: la pièce est jouée par un seul musicien qui combine les deux instruments (la vièle monocorde _ köni _ et la cithare à deux cordes _ ddong _).
Time duration
en 00:02:06
Recording date of the original material
en 1966-03-12
Acquisition Date
en 1967
Population
en Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
en Phu Bon Province, Ploi Pa Village
Resource Language
en Jarai
Performer/Speaker
en Wan;Wan
Archivist Category
en Music (Instrumental)
Recording context
en Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
en Vielle; Zither
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
en Koni;Ddong
Collector
Name of original Collection
en Viet Nam, Solos instrumentaux, invocations, chants et ambiances sonores chez les Jaraï, Dournes, 1966.
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 Recording: 19cm/s, Track A. Average sound quality. See DT; file editor: Tran Quang Hai . Addition on the instrument of "ddong-köni" by Aliénor Anisensel, temporary worker 2013.
Original item number
en CNRSMH_I_1967_001_001_08
SEAH Identifier
en CNRS_SEAHMH_I_1967_001_001_08
Provenance
en Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme, Paris, by J. Dournes and preserved at BnF.