Mixed polyphony on vocal drone

Field sound recordings of music made in 1967 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations: on Jarai songs, zithers and stories.
Archivist's Original Title
en Mixed polyphony on vocal drone
fr Polyphonie mixte sur bourdon vocal
Original description
en Field sound recordings of music made in 1967 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations: on Jarai songs, zithers and stories.
fr Enregistrements sonores inédits de musiques effectués en 1967 par le chercheur et missionnaire français Jacques Dournes au Vietnam chez les populations jaraï : sur les chants, cithares et récits Jaraï.
Time duration
00:01:13
Recording date of the original material
1967-04-02
Acquisition Date
1968
Population
Jarai
Place of the cultural origin
Country Name
Recording place
Phu Bon Province, Village of Ploi Pa
Resource Language
Jarai
Comment
Entertainment music. A man is the main performer. A woman doubles her melody with her closed mouth. A staccato vocal drone by children. A few whistles.
Tags, Keywords
Entertainment
Archivist Category
Music (Vocal)
Recording context
Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
Singing voice: male solo; Hand clapping; Female voice; Voice: Whistling; Singing voice: child
Collector
Name of original Collection
Viet Nam, Les diverses expressions orales des Jaraï sur les Hauts plateaux du Centre, Dournes, 1998
History of ownership
Recording archived at Musée de l’Homme and preserved at BnF, Paris
Holding Institution of Original Materials
Copyright Information
CC BY-NC-ND
Physical format
Magnetic tape
Preservation State of Physical Object
Original
Original item number
CNRSMH_I_1967_014_001_08
SEAH Identifier
SEAH_CNRSMH_I_1967_014_001_08