Why do they (still) sing stories? Singing narratives in Tanjung Bunga (eastern Flores, Lamaholot, Indonesia)

Rappoport, Dana

doi:10.17510/wacana.v17i2.439

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“…Knowing how to set out the path in the right order without omitting any step is a challenge for all storytellers, who risk their lives in the event of performative error. I have shown elsewhere the importance of the persons in this society in charge of speech (whom we may call storytellers, chanters or master poets) (Rappoport 2016). Opak-called also bawa ('drum') or todo bawa ('to beat the drum continuously')-is the name of the storyteller, and is a title awarded to those who are able to sing long narrative sequences.…”

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The long journey of the rice maiden from Li’o to Tanjung Bunga: A Lamaholot sung narrative (Flores, eastern Indonesia)

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2021

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My thanks go to the singers of the villages of Waiklibang and Waibao who have shared with me, since 2006, part of their ritual life, part of their knowledge and part of their time. I also want to warmly thank my faithful friend Philip Yampolsky, who edited the English version of this article, and James Fox for his long-inspiring reflections and his invitation to write in this volume. This research is part of various fieldwork done since 2006 with the permission of the Indonesian Government.

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