[GCOSEA: Vietnam] Bahnar - chasing the birds to protect the rice скачать в хорошем качестве

[GCOSEA: Vietnam] Bahnar - chasing the birds to protect the rice

Gong Culture of Southeast Asia Ethnic Group: Bahnar Date: 01 September 2017 Type: Flat Gongs + Knobbed Gongs + Drum Numbers: 15 Location: Đắk Đoa, Gia Lai province, Vietnam The Bahnar are an ethnic group in Vietnam, living from the north to the south and northeast of Vietnamese central highlands, such as Kon Tum, Gia Lai, and the mountainous regions of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen. Bahnar was historically called as Mada by Cham group during the 15th century Cahmpa Kingdom. Bahnar people belong to the northern Bahnaric sub branch of Mon-Khmer language family. Bahnar language has been adapted by many words from the Jarai group and also influenced by French through the colonial era. Thus the number of Bahnar people have been converted into christianity, although they still believe their local animistic beliefs and conduct ritual ceremonies throughout the year. For the ritual ceremonies, the Bahnar people use the musical instruments such as gongs and drums to play music along with the dance. The variety of music instruments for the Bahnar people is perhaps the richest of vietnamese ethnic minority groups. And the gongs are one of the most important instruments for them. The Bahnar people use two types of gong for their ceremonies and rituals. One is flat gong, called cheng, and another is knobbed gong called ching or chinh. While flat gong is used for melodic purpose, the knobbed gong is used for rhythmic function. Usually, a gong ensemble comprises 8 or 9 gongs in total (6 flat gongs and 2 or 3 knobbed gongs), but the number of gongs can go up to 20(10 flat gongs and 10 knobbed gongs) or even 22 (11 flat gongs and 11 knobbed gongs). the number of gong the Bahnar people use during the ritual ceremonies can be diversified, depending on the the participants in the communities. Along with the set of gong, the Bahnar people play with the two types of drums. The small shape drum, called so gor tang, is used by the men. The drum is hung on player's shoulder and stroke the accent for the gong ensembles. The big drum is ,called so gor tih, played normally by the leader of the village. ----- Recordings: Yasuhiro Morinaga Translation: Phuong Cao Production: Kingdom of Archipelago Production Support: S.E.A. Sound / Japan Foundation Asia Center