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Mila Mala - sound effects

CreatorCochrane, Percy, 1907-1980ContributorCochrane, RenataDate1944-1966DescriptionTrobriand Islands Tape 1. Sound effects for Mila Mala. This recording comprises twenty seven cuts. 1. The yam carriers song -- 2. Excited voices and general village back ground -- 3. A Trobriand island dance theme -- 4. Village background with conch shells -- 5. The Chiefs announcement -- 6. Voices in argument -- 7. The Chief's announcement repeated -- 8. Angry voices in argument as the men try to persuade the Sorcerer that it is time to begin gardening -- 9. A loud shout of rejoicing -- 10 Garden magic the beating of the soil -- 11 Garden magic swaying on the magic wand -- 12 Garden magic the song sung in the gardens -- 13 The panpipes played as a fertility rite -- 14 A blast of conch shells -- 15 The scene in the garden -- 16 The yam carriers song -- 17. The crowd gathering -- 18. The filling up of the Chief's yam house -- 19. Excited conversation and general village background -- 20. The drumming to mark the beginning of the Mila Mala -- 21. General village back ground -- 22. The Children's song -- 23. Conch shells and drums -- 24. Dance theme -- 25. Village background the preparation for the Mila Mala -- 26. The Chief's call to start the Mila Mala -- 27. The drive for the expulsion of the spirits.Extent00:31:47SubjectPapua New GuineaSocial conditionsManners and customsCollection NameCochrane Papua New Guinea collection : Music and Radio Broadcast RecordingsRightsThis item by University of Wollongong Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia LicenseSourceUniversity of Wollongong Archives, collection D160/05/35Item IDD160/05/35GeoTagnot specified

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