Instrumental ensemble: koni fiddle and zither on ddong calabash

Field sound recordings by Jacques Dournes on the Jarai voice, instruments and conversations in Viet Nam in 1967.
Archivist's Original Title
en Instrumental ensemble: koni fiddle and zither on ddong calabash
fr Ensemble instrumental : vièle koni et cithare sur calebasse ddong
Original description
en Field sound recordings by Jacques Dournes on the Jarai voice, instruments and conversations in Viet Nam in 1967.
fr Enregistrements sonores inédits de Jacques Dournes sur la voix, instruments et conversations jaraï au Viet Nam en 1967
Time duration
00:02:38
Recording date of the original material
1967-07
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
About the “köni” instrument, Jacques Dournes writes: “Köni does not easily fit into organological classifications; describing it as a monochord fiddle would still be far from accurate. Its essential constituent element is a vibrating string, "kuat". Vibrations are produced by two sources: a bow that moves back and forth on the string; a string attached to the rope and the opposite end of which is in the mouth of the player." Excerpt from "Music among the Jörai".
Tags, Keywords
Entertainment
Archivist Category
Music (Instrumental)
Recording context
Field recording
Instrument, Original Archivist Data
Vielle;Tubular zither;Reed aerophone
Instrument (Supplementary/Annotated Data)
Koni;Ddong
Collector
Name of original Collection
Viet Nam, Les diverses expressions orales des Jaraï sur les Hauts plateaux du Centre, Dournes, 2023
External reference
J.Dournes: La musique chez les Jörai, _Objets et Monde_, t.V, fasc.4 : 211-244, photos, 1965
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_1968_008_002_10
SEAH Identifier
SEAH_CNRSMH_I_1968_008_002_10