[Della Reese performing live] transcript

[Della Reese performing live]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a live performance of blues and gospel singer Della Reese at an unknown venue. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of the concert which plays Della Reese along with a jazz band.
Date: 2009/2010
Creator: Reese, Della
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of The Pear Story: Dilbung Kennedy transcript

Retelling of The Pear Story: Dilbung Kennedy

The Pear Story as retold by Dilbung Kennedy of Khorpii
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the Pear Story: Robert transcript

Retelling of the Pear Story: Robert

A retelling of the Pear Story by Robert Leivon of Khorpii
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of The Pear Story: Grace transcript

Retelling of The Pear Story: Grace

A retelling of the Pear Story as told by Grace Sankhil of Phaidaam Pantha. Grace was living in Delhi at the time of this recording.
Date: January 11, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a woman's field of study transcript

Conversation about a woman's field of study

Beshot Khullar of Phaidaam Pantha Phaidaam asks a series of questions to a Lamkang student. Examples of the questions he asks are, 'What do you do?' and 'How big is your family?'
Date: August 27, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel transcript

Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel

Theipa paomin [The Squirrel story] as told by Sankhil Bunghon of Keithelmanbi. This traditional narrative follows a well-known feature of stacked causally related events where one misadventure leads to another. It includes a traditional form of seeking justice from a court of elders and of personification of animals.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Hip-Hop Broadway: The Musical" master soundtrack, disc 2] transcript

["Hip-Hop Broadway: The Musical" master soundtrack, disc 2]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Hip-Hop Broadway: The Musical" performance held on November 14th, 2009 at the Winspear Opera House. The tape includes six clips of show tunes and was used as the master soundtrack for the event.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Woods, Woody
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Black Don't Crack But My Soul Does Ache", 4 tracks] transcript

["Black Don't Crack But My Soul Does Ache", 4 tracks]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the theatrical performance "Black Don't Crack But My Soul Does Ache," which was written, directed, and performed by Kim Fields on February 13-14, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. Track 1: "Salsa" and Track 2: "Easy Listening".
Date: February 2009
Creator: Feilds, Kim
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monolgue on the Totlang Festival

A discussion of the Totlang Festival by Shekarnong Sankhil.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about how the Lamkang name their children

How the Lamkang name their children as explained by Shekarnong Sankhil.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about traditional naming practices

Traditional naming practices discussed by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about clan names

Clan Names explained by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about Benglam

Beshot Khullar tells a Benglam Story.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the Pear Story: Shekarnong

A retelling of the pear story as narrated by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: December 10, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about the Totlang festival and landholding

Recording of a description of the Totlang festival and landholding.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a harvest song transcript

Performance of a harvest song

At the University of North Texas, Shekarnong Sankhil sings a harvest song.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Sankhil, Shekarnong
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about Lamkang heroes

Shekarnong Sankhil discusses a piece in the Souvenir magazine about the heroes of the Lamkang.
Date: December 2, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about Benglam

Retelling of a Benglam story, as narrated by Mary Sankhil.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the bird and the frog

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil telling the story of Useen and Uitxokpaa (the bird and the frog)
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of Lamkang proverbs

Recording of proverbs
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of Lamkang proverbs

Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang proverbs
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the origin of clan names transcript

Conversation about the origin of clan names

Shekarnong Sankhil discusses the origin of clan names with Shobhana Chelliah while visiting UNT.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of a traditional dish

This is a a description about preparing a dish. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang proverbs

Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang Proverbs
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library