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Agriculture and livelihood

A discussion of agricultural practices amongst Lahu villagers. Some choose to plant their own small plots, but the elder encourages them to work together on larger plots. He reminds the villagers of an old saying that warns about rats and birds eating crops which aren't properly cultivated. They mention challenges like elephants trampling the crops, wild animals eating the crops, or the fields being burned by outsiders. They make plans to go hunting and scout different areas for planting in the new season.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

I am the Way

A bible reading (John 16:27-28) and sermon about trust.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bible reading (I Corinthians 8: 1-13)

A reading of the Bible, I Corinthians 8: 1-13.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bible reading (Mark I: 1-17)

A reading of the Bible, Mark I: 1-17.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Blessing in the name of the spirits

A blessing in the name of the spirits.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man, the cripple, and the treasure trove

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed at the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man, the cripple, and the turtles

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who meet a tiger and two turtles on the road. Through a series of animal encounters, both men are cured.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind men and the elephant

A traditional story about a group of blind people describing different parts of an elephant.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

The buffalo bugger and the rabbit hunters

A humorous anecdote about a man fleeing from rabbit hunters.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house

A recording of a group of people building a house. They gather the materials, arrange to feed the builders, and discuss how many tiers the house should have. After thatching the roof, they raise the posts and secure the roof to the posts. Finally they build an awning, and the house is complete.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house, part 1

A description of how to build a house.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building a house, part 2

A description of how to build a house.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Building an airstrip

A conversation between Lahu villagers about building an airstrip in Shatodo village supervised by the Thai Border Police. The airstrip took up land originally used for rice cultivation. The villagers wonder whether they will get to ride on the planes that will use the airstrip.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation

A candid conversation with the Lahu.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation: building an airstrip

A conversation between Lahu villagers while preparing to record. They are told to speak up and to think before they speak.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation: preparing to be recorded

A conversation between Lahu villagers about courting women and planning what to record.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candid conversation: preparing to record for the first time

A recording of the village headman, Cabi, and villagers preparing to record skits and descriptions of village life. They are suggesting what to record--slaughtering animals, building houses, visiting Chiang Mai, taking the bus, bargaining at the market. The headman instructs everyone to be silent in the background, but the villagers are laughing a lot.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Catching crabs with granny

A humorous anecdote about catching crabs.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Christmas and the New Rice Festival

A description of the festivals and practices surrounding Christmas and the New Rice Festival, and conversations between the Lahu headman and villagers while preparing for these events. They don't work for 3-4 days around Christmas and feast on pork. For the New Rice Festival in October, they also feast on pork. One person suggests slaughtering and eating an elephant, but others say it is not good. The young men look forward to the New Rice Festival to court the women.
Date: 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Church service

A recording of a Lahu church service including hymns and sermon given by a Karen preacher in Huey Tat village. The sermon is about sin and the importance of forgiveness.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cleaning up the village after New Year's

A description of cleaning up after the New Year celebration.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Combinaisons en cercles

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Recording of Octavian Nemescu's Combinaisons en cercles. It is a version at the request of Partita Radicale with a new timbral guise. The work is coceived in three different layers of sound. The surface, representing everyday (diurnal) consciousness, consists of brief and fleeting timbral events almost invariably played forte. A somewhat subdued middle layer provides semiconscious recollections and anticipations of the overall timbral fabric. The deepest layer is made up of complex static sounds, primarily consisting of the vibration of a universal whisper which reveals hidden Nature. This layer of immutable peace, into which all things converge, evokes the nocturnal state of the cosmic unconscious.
Date: 1965
Creator: Nemescu, Octavian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conference of Lahu Christians at Shatodo village

A sermon and blessing of people from different backgrounds coming together in church.
Date: 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Courting a girl

A description of how to court a girl.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library