Baimin – About songs

One recording in which Mr Baimin Mungre talks about song sung by the Mungre. This consists of one sound file: nst-mun_20170106_02_SM_H5_Baimin_AboutSongs The details of this recording are as follows: nst-mun_20170106_02_SM_H5_Baimin_AboutSongs_Duration 9’42”, Names of songs which are sung by the Mungre: (1) Saqpolo, (2) Seqwi Shi / Wihau Shi, (3) Ngoyo Shi, also called Sheldong Shi, (4) Shammai Shi, (5) Waw Shi also De Taw Shi (slave cut song)– this is the sacrifice song which was practiced by the Mungre. The sacrifice would occur on the steps to the house, into the rin area, the sitting area, (6) House construction song We Dam Tvsang Shi We = bamboo floor tvsang means pressing down so that in future the family will not be disturbed. This is the song recorded by Kham Lann’s uncle. (7) No Chen Shi, lullabies. Then followed a discussion about other songs. Mulon, according to Baimin was from another tribe, he doesn’t know which. Mulon was a man who sang for the whole of his life. As for Wajom Shi, he said it might be Jiingi or Ronrang or Shangthi, he also spent his whole life singing. He had not heard about the Khixrenc Shi