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Pemong jaiee ne telu tuyang alem
Ini alem ini edang bulan
Uban pemong jaiee,
Ne lan sui lawan
Ne lan nalo ina tuyang
Workshop Title: Kenyah folk songs from Borneo applied to music pedagogy and performance
This interactive session featured 5 Kenyah songs, (Ilun Pesak Paku, Sua Ulem, Along, Nai Bilun Merika, Ne lan-e Pu’un) in a variety of scales, and applicable to different levels of music learning. Video-clips of field recordings and stage performances of the songs, will be shown, followed by participatory singing and explorations of their applications in music education guided by Kodály principles.
Update : One of the singers in the video-clip of “Ne lan-e pu’un ( a beautiful re-pentatonic song) was the late Bilong Lupah, who sadly, passed away on July 12th. Can’t believe that just a few years ago he danced the "kanjet kiut" (plate dance) with such agility.
Dedicating this you-tube compilation in his memory
Another song I presented was “Nai Bilun Merika” which recounts events at the end of world war 2 when allied planes dropped supplies to villages near the Kalimantan -Sarawak border. This is a fresh recording (2024) that I managed to record courtesy of Sigau Langat ( a talented singer from Long Moh) and family members and friends who now reside in Miri
Pek Lin Chong
Music educator and researcher interested in folk songs from Sarawak, especially the Kenyah community.
Upcoming Event
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CAT – Choral Art Talk goes LIVE this 29 November!
Two remarkable Sarawakian scholars.
Two powerful topics.
One morning of deep cultural insight.
Dr Chong Pek Lin ~ Kenyah Folksongs & the stories they carry
Dr Elena Chai ~ Traditional Cultural Expressions & safeguarding Sarawak’s musical heritage
29 Nov, 10:00 AM
Join the YouTube LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/Opj7q3WIOpw
A must-watch for musicians, educators, culture lovers, and friends of Sarawak. Organised by Kuching City First Choir Association.
This time I will be focusing on songs depicting Bornean fauna and flora such as the toi (wreathed hornbill) and kuai (Argus pheasant)
The Kenyah people are an indigenous, Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo.
Sample video and audio recordings in the field.
Library
For my books, articles, sheet music, and audio files.
Presentations, ethnic music courses and stage adaptations
Nawan Nature reserve
Long Moh , Ulu Baram
Entrance to the legendary Batu Luyok, where the Lepo' Tau Kenyah first received inspiration to sing their epic songs
