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• The gong zither: sounds given by the left hand and the right hand

  Recorded in situation: m. of “gông”, the sound of the thirteen metallic strings of the zither. Sounds given by the left hand and by the right hand. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. CITHAR: tube zither with thirteen metal strings called "gong". Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Fairly good sound qualities, microphone placed inside the calabash which is the resonator of this instrument. See archive file; file editors: Tran Quang Hai, then Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Song "Let's go little brother"

  Song "let's go little brother", duet of two women singing in unison. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Song "Pleasant evocation of the ancients", 2

  Recorded in situ; song "Pleasant Evocation of the Ancestors", duet singing in unison by two women (part 2/2). Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. Continuation and end of the song whose beginning is recorded at the end of track A (BM.964.011.001/03:02-A12). Recording: 9.5cm/s, 1/2 Track B. See archive file; file editors:Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Song “Pleasant evocation of the ancients”, 1

  Song "Pleasant Evocation of the Ancients", duet singing in unison by two women (part 1/2). Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. Beginning of the song at the end of Track A, continuation and end at the start of Track B (BM.964.011.001/03:02-B01). Unfinished song. See archive file; file editors: Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Song “Black but beautiful” by a duo of young women

  Duo sung in unison by two women. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• “Courting song” by a duo of young women

  Love song for courting, duet sung in unison by two women. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population. 
• “Courting song” by a young girls duo

  Recorded in situ; love song for courting "tang tang", duet sung in unison by two women. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population. 
• “Evening song” sung by a young girls duo

  Recorded in situ; evening song, duet sung in unison by two young women. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Young girl solo about male labour

  Song of male labour, solo sung here by a young woman. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Song of young girls to the glory of two jörai men

  Song of young girls to the glory of two Jörai men, sung in unison. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Tune dating from the Viet Minh occupation

  Tune heard during the Viet Minh occupation, here sung in unison by a small ensemble of women. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population. 
• Tune “Languor of the wife”, sung

  Recorded in situ; tune "languor of the wife", solo sung by a woman. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Tune of the “King of the Elements” played by the gong ensemble

  Recorded in situ. Processional gong tune: "cing trum" gong music with three other gongs "böt", "ci" and "ania" and a "högor" drum. Tune of the king of the elements "yang ptau". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Playing gongs around the sacrificial buffalo

  Recorded in situ; Processional gong tune: "cing trum" gong music with three other gongs "böt", "ci" and "ania", and a "högor" drum. Procession music playing around the buffalo to be sacrificed. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Processional set of gongs and drums

  Recorded in situ. Processional tune of gongs: music of gongs "cing trum" with three other gongs "böt", "ci" and "ania" and a drum "högor". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes of 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• “Crying over deceased parents” tune on köni fiddle

  Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.  Playing the monochord fiddle “köni” implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held in his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Average sound qualities (barking, cricket cry). See archive file. Archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Tune “Crying over the deceased elephant” sung by a woman

  Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Solo woman's song: "nostalgic" tune sung by Asentua Hmé. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Tune “Crying over the deceased elephant", sung

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Solo male singing: the "köni" musician named A'Me, sings the same tune that is played on the "köni" in the previous piece. (BM.964.011.001/03:01-B04). Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Jörai tune “Crying over a deceased elephant” on the köni fiddle

  Announcement by J. Dournes who explains that the tune played is a typically jörai tune and not a bahnar tune, the köni fiddle is played alone (and not in a köni fiddle-ddông zither ensemble). Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jaraï population. VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; Playing the "köni" involves that the musician also produces sound with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Poor sound quality. See archive file; Archivist(s):Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Tune jörai on the fiddle köni

  Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; Playing the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Medium sound qualities. See archive file; Archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel.
• Tune bahnar to dông-köni, zither-fiddle

  Recorded in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental plays made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.  VIELE: monochord fiddle "köni"; CITHAR: two-stringed zither "ddong". Particularities: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle "köni" and the two-stringed zither "ddong"). Furthermore, playing the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held by his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. See DT; archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Dding-dek solo, pan flute

  Recorded in situation; Announcement by J. Dournes. Instrumental music: pan flute with thirteen pipes in bundle: "dding dek". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. AFP- PAN FLUTE: pan flute with thirteen pipes in bundle "dding dek". Recording: 19cm/s, 1/2 Track B. Poor sound quality. See archive file; archivist(s): Tran Quang Hai, Aliénor Anisensel. 
• Dông-köni solo, zither-fiddle on calabash resonator

  Recording in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. Special features: the piece is played by a single musician who combines the two instruments (the fiddle “köni” and the two-stringed zither "dong"). Furthermore, playing the monochord fiddle “köni” implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held in his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Tune “Hunting the gibbon” on köni fiddle.

  Recording in situ. Announcement by J. Dournes. The playing of the monochord fiddle "köni" implies that the musician also produces sounds with his voice: a string attached to the string of the instrument is held in his mouth. He hums through gritted teeth. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Tune “Cour d’amour” on gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Music of "gông", tune "cour d'amour". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Tune “Once we were in the mud of ponds” on the gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Zither music (gong), tune "once we were in the mud of ponds". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Tune “Childhood Memory” on gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Music of "gông", "childhood memory" tune. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population.
• Tune “Calling the child to come home” on the gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Music of "gông", tune "calling the child when he comes home". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• “Popular” tune on the gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. "Gông" music, popular tune. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population.
• Tune “the sun bends over the forest” on the gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes. Music of "gông", tune "the sun bends over the forest". Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Tune of 'the rain hitting the straw hut' on the gong zither.

  Announcement by J. Dournes. “Gông” music, the sound of the rain hitting the straw hut. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Tuning the gong zither

  Recorded in situation: Announcement by J. Dournes of "gông" music, tuning of the instrument. Around 0'43": modern tune by the "gông" zither. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• “Modern” tune on a gong zither, 2

  Record. in situ: Announcement by J. Dournes of 'gông' music, several modern tunes. Unreleased sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jaraï population.
• “Modern” tune on a gong zither, 1

  Record. in situ: Announcement by J. Dournes of 'gông' music, several modern tunes. Unreleased sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental performances made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jaraï population.
• Air of entering a new house on the gong zither

  Recorded in situ: "gông" music, melody for entering a new house with war dance. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Jarai funeral melody on the gong zither

  Announcement by J. Dournes of “gông” music, funeral tune. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population.
• Suite of ancient jarai tunes on the gong zither

  Recorded in situation: Announcement by J. Dournes of the m. of "gông", classic tune "pöyoa" and a series of old tunes played by Ralan Sit of Plei Par. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the population jaraï.
• Ritual playing of gongs and drums in a private home

  Recorded in situation: m. of instrumental ritual ceremony. Announced by man's voice, J. Dournes, three gongs "cing trum" accompanied by a "högor" drum performance. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam among the Jarai population. 
• Game of gongs accompanying beer orgies

  Recorded in situation: m. instrumental ritual. Announced by a man's (J. Dournes), nine gongs "cing mönyüm" performance accompanying the orgies of rice and corn beer. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes of 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Atmosphere of a Jarai village in the evening

  Recorded in situation: announcement by J. Dournes on the description of the atmosphere of the village during the night; quite weak singing male voices and spoken male voices, dog barking. Unpublished sound recordings of instrumental/vocal melodies and instrumental games made by Jacques Dournes from 1963 to 1964 in Vietnam with the Jarai population. 
• Xylophone solo "trüng", 3

  Recorded in situ, Instrumental music; xylophone with 11 bamboo pipes: "trüng". Unlike previous recordings, the melody is not taken from the instrumental music of gongs but is a "new tune" according to J. Dournes. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Xylophone solo "trüng", 2

  Recorded in situ. Instrumental music; xylophone with 11 bamboo pipes: "trüng". See record. precedent for more precise organological description. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Xylophone solo "trüng", 1

  Recorded in situ, Instrumental music; xylophone with stick percussion, consisting of 11 bamboo pipes cut beveled at one end. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Traditional popular judgment (spoken)

  Registered in situation, called justice. During a traditional popular judgment of an affair between two people: the complainant finds herself ill every time she comes to see Ama h'diè. The man we hear is the guardian of the tombs and funeral rites of the village. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Funeral music, 3

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. Ambience, microphone noises. Man doubling while singing the melody of the gongs, then women. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Two variations of a funeral melody

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. The musicians are looking for a tune... Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Funeral music, 2

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. Gongs and drums, ambiances. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Funeral music,1

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Funeral music: two sets of gongs and small drum

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child. A second set of gongs is being prepared... Children's atmospheres. Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the Jarai populations.
• Funeral music: gongs and children's chanting

  Recorded in situ, around 9-10 p.m. Funeral of a child Children double the tune played by the gongs and chant it saying "pör king, pör king". Unpublished sound recordings of funeral music made in 1963 by the French researcher and missionary Jacques Dournes in Vietnam among the populations jarai.