Kavet in Cambodia ; 1
Audio
- Auteurs : Jeanneau Laurent ; Klugman Rémi ;
- Editeurs : Dali Kink Gong ;
- Date d'édition : 2004
- Sujets : Ethnomusicologie -- Cambodge, Brao (peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est), Ethnologie, Gongs
- Langue(s) : Anglais, Khmer central
- Description matérielle : 1 disque compact (1 h 04 min), 12 cm
- Pays de publication : Chine
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Kink Gong
Notes
Jaquette en anglais ; Enregistré au Cambodge, villages de Lalai et Tra, les 27 et 28 janvier 2004
Résumé
The kavets are a subgroup of Brao people, half of the Braos are living in Cambodia and the other half in Laos, they speak the same language, they belong to the Mon khmer family and are the first inhabitants of this area. With other ethnic groups in this area, they share a lot musically, especially the fascination for gong playing in animist ceremonies, but also similar bamboo instruments. the music can be divided in 2 categories according to the purpose, various bamboo instruments and singing being used in entertainment music and ensembles of gongs being used for animist ceremonies. On this cd you can listen to a village party in Lalai, village, Veunsai district in Ratanakiri province, most people are involved in swidden agriculture inside of the village and this party is the occasion to bring everyone from the same village together, the village is closed to outsiders for 3 days, then reopen with a 3 days ceremony where an ensemble of 5 gongs is being played. While nipple are being played, some men and women are dancing and a woman clapping 2 large bamboo tubes and hitting them on the ground. Taking place in the heart of the dry season, the party is fueled with rice wine in big jars.