P9 Kaironk Sept 1973

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Recording of traditional performance, dance, and singing. Metadata not always readable. See attached photograph of box. Side A: 22 Sept 73 3.75" Smy at Caw (Pgoy) Side B: 22 Sept 73 3.75" Smy at Caw (cont.) 24 Sept 73 1.0875" Saem = song at Caw (Kaku + Ragu) 29 Sept 73 Gi's village meeting, Gogagn On tape: P9 Blumer On recording: Side A: - Singing and drumming for the first minute - 01:14 metadata: 25th September 1973, Seam is explaining about Smy an Fungoi (?) they went to on Saturday. in Kalam until 04:37, then Tok Pisin until 07:55 - 07:59 Saturday 29th of September 1973, animated group conversation - 38:07 "it is 25min to 10, there have been about 20 men and about the same number of women here, a bunch of children. The small attendance is due to people preparing for the singsing on the other side of the river" Side B: - "22nd of September 1973, Fungoi, and we are on the road below Caw, waiting for the dancers to arrive. The dancers from the Kaironk direction are just on the road about half way between here and Kaironk at the moment." - 0:49 "Nearly 20 to 6 and the dancers from Arabang, that direction, about a hundred yards down the road, have just come on the straight stretch here." - 02:43 "It is now about 10 to 6 and we are up by the higher of the two (...?) there ... up above the house and they went up around the house and came down to it on the other side. And there was some performance without chanting above the house" - 04:31 he names birds. Possibly the outcome of a hunting trip (abut 50 in total.)The birds could also stand for something else.or birds on sale? - 10:11 "We are just on the ridge above the road. The ...? people come from one direction and the Kaironk people are on the other side. There is a fire in the middle of the road and there is [...] bamboos. There was one a bit earlier." - 10:45 "The upper dancers have now gone around to the top. Up behind the other house. - "17:45 "25 past six, all the exciting stuff has been happening about the last 20min or so." - 18:39 "I am now up at the top house. . Language as given: . You can access this item at the PARADISEC website. You will need to sign up or sign in first.

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Sound

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Andrew Pawley

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