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Side 1 - first 4 songs are love songs sung by a woman in the epic style called drazaiylik (dra-zaiy-lik, aka drazeiylik), which focus on social history. Followed by "Khutabar." See Field Book #3 pp. 174-176 for translations.
Tape #34a grazeland + conversion to Islam
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Audio of discussion on graze land (land grazing) and conversion to Islam.
From cassette label: 1/2 discussion lost - so some of side A goes with side B
Accompanying documentation for audio tapes
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Includes documentation from Gillian Darling Kovanic related to audio tapes in this collection.
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May 13: Chear pipik.
May 14: Batrik palowjow.
Side 2 - At digital counter [322] is gondolia (gon-do-lia), a song sung at the Spring Festival which gives the history of Kafir occupation of the Chitral area. Followed by a shaman's trance. See Field Note Book # 3 pp. 26-29 for translations.
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Audio of Bomboret Joeshi. "Bomboret" refers to Bumburet valley, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Tape 1 Gatch (sacred song - sung in a basket. Muffled, not for women)
Balimine/Mahondao
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From cassette label: "includes Rombour pature discussion see Tape 16 for completion"
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Audio of Rombour Uchow,
Grom starts with Baraman's song.
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Tape #B of Rombour Sariek, second tape in set of 4 tapes
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Tape #B, second in set of 4 tapes.
Side 1 - formal praise ishtikek (ish-ti-tek) on the feast host's ancestors given by a particularly good orator, Bakhdur. The tape is set to the place where this praise begins, and translations are in Field Book #6 pp. 98-101. The speech at the end of Side 1 announces the host's plans to build a new menstrual hut, and is given by the hereditary priest of Rombour, Baraman. Translation in Field Book #6 pp. 114.
Tape #27 Rombour Birra Mor Kate Singh
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Tape #C, third tape in set of 4.
Side 1 - [000] (tape start) is a speech by the feast's host, Kata Sing, thanking those who helped him. See Book #7, pp.4-9 for translations.
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Audio of Chitrali Sitar (Pakistani long-necked lute instrument), recorded in Chitral Bazaar.
A drazyeilik song (also spelled drazeiylik or drazaiylik) is an epic song about social history.
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Chitrali Sitar music
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Audio of community discussion on access to land grazing & tree harvest
side A (3/4): discussion on Rombour land and trees
side A (1/4) & side B: Waigal Brun convert to Islam
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Audio from evening of March 14, 1976, Krakal, Don J. Grom.
From cassette label: "Shukha demands settling of chuchumal"
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Audio of Bomboret Joeshi.
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Tape #D of Rombour Sariek Oct - Nov 1977, 4th of set of 4 tapes
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Tape #D, 4th of 4 tapes.
A drazyeilik song (also spelled drazeiylik or drazaiylik) is an epic song about social history.
Side 2 - 1/4 of the way through (the tape is set to this place) are a number of personal gongs given by a singer/composer of Rombour Valley, Gulzaman Shah. See Field Book #7 pp. 100-104 for translation. These songs are continued on Side 2 of Tape 29.
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Feast of Merit discussion
Tape #35 Chutiyak Joeshi Rombour
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Tape contains audio from the following:
Spring Festival 1981
Chutiyak Joeshi
Grom village
Rombour Valley
Tape is #1 of a set of 3.