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[Diversity in the House: Religion, Color, and Gender 3] captions transcript

[Diversity in the House: Religion, Color, and Gender 3]

Unedited video of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Season 39 Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event where Minnesota Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison was the featured speaker.
Date: October 24, 2016
Creator: Latte Media Group
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2016-10-07 – Adam Davis, percussion

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Master's recital presented at the UNT College of Music in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: October 7, 2016
Creator: Davis, Adam Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2016-10-08 – Andrea Weidemann, soprano

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: October 8, 2016
Creator: Weidemann, Andrea
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2016-10-24 – UNT Symphony Orchestra [Stage Perspective]

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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date: October 24, 2016
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty and Guest Artist Recital: 2016-10-10 – Michael Shih, violin, Eugene Osadchy, cello, and Anastasia Markina, piano

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Faculty and guest artist recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: October 10, 2016
Creator: Shih, Michael; Osadchy, Eugene & Markina, Anastasia, 1978-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2016-10-24 – UNT Symphony Orchestra

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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: October 24, 2016
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2016-10-27 – Nicole Robbins, percussion

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: October 27, 2016
Creator: Robbins, Nicole
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of village administration

A description of village administration. Smooth functioning of a village life requires certain people to execute certain roles. The two oldest men in the village, known as singko and tingko, provide the mechanism of the social and religious systems. It was their duty to declare prohibitions, taboos, and so on. Kamu, the village shaman, performs funeral for the dead and attend to sick. He would perform all the rituals in the village. Apai, the village council, comprising old men from every clan in the village, look after the village administration.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song of a babysitter

When evening sets in, but parents have not yet returned from the field and children are crying, a babysitter carries a child on her back and soothe them in the front yard. Gazing to the direction from where the mother will come, the babysitter pacifies the child by singing these songs.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the folk dance 'Chabonki lem'

Performance of the Chabonki lem dance by Nkou village youths. Chabonki lem means ‘the dance of the youth’, where chabon means ‘youth’, ki ‘house’ and lem ‘dance’. As the name suggests, this dance is performed mainly by youths of a village on special occasion, such as celebration of good harvest or victory in battle. In the present time, this dance is performed during cultural festivals.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a war dance

Langmei (Tiang) villagers perform a war dance 'Chari lem'. It was performed when the villager waged war against a neighboring feuding village. The warriors of the village gathered for this dance believing that it would sanctify them and make them stronger, more courageous and more effective while engaging in a fight with the enemy.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2016-10-24 – Elim Lau, conductor

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree. This performance is an excerpt of the stage perspective of the conductor from the UNT Symphony Orchestra's October 24, 2016 concert.
Date: October 24, 2016
Creator: Lau, Elim
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of traditional folk songs, part 1

This narration is about the importance and role songs played for communication in the traditional life of the Liangmai. Songs were employed in various situations, and they are expressions of different kinds of emotions. Liangmai ancestors used songs to express and convey their feelings and thought. It is a medium to express pleasure and pain, sorrow and joy, spiritual and moral values, and traditional and cultural knowledge. It is a rich form of cultural heritage that contributes towards maintaining the history of the people and plays vital role in connecting generations, establishing cultural identity and helps transmit cultural values, beliefs, knowledge, etc. When one is not happy or angry with another person, songs were used to express the feelings instead of talking and using explicit words. Angry facial countenance was not used; rather, a person used a song as a means to express his feelings or wishes. Then the other person would understand that the one singing the song is not happy or sad or angry. One would listen to the lyric of the song and understand the intended meaning.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of traditional folk songs, part 2

This narration is about the importance and role songs played for communication in the traditional life of the Liangmai. Songs were employed in various situations, and they are expressions of different kinds of emotions. Liangmai ancestors used songs to express and convey their feelings and thought. It is a medium to express pleasure and pain, sorrow and joy, spiritual and moral values, and traditional and cultural knowledge. It is a rich form of cultural heritage that contributes towards maintaining the history of the people and plays vital role in connecting generations, establishing cultural identity and helps transmit cultural values, beliefs, knowledge, etc. When one is not happy or angry with another person, songs were used to express the feelings instead of talking and using explicit words. Angry facial countenance was not used; rather, a person used a song as a means to express his feelings or wishes. Then the other person would understand that the one singing the song is not happy or sad or angry. One would listen to the lyric of the song and understand the intended meaning.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of field weeding songs

This narration is about songs that are sung while working on field. Some of the first songs sang while going to the field and while working on it are recorded here. Such songs are usually short, and their themes are numerous.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and performance of children's songs, part 1

These are songs commonly sung by children. The narrator recollects some songs he used to sing as a kid.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and performance of children's songs, part 2

These are songs commonly sung by children. The narrator recollects some songs he used to sing as a kid.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of songs of exhaltation

This narration is about the songs of praise sung for someone who has achieved wealth and prosperity, or someone who has done great deeds.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of a farewell dance to a girl

When a village girl is to get married, her peers and friends will gather at her house and spend a day singing and dancing with her. This narration is about the songs and dances performed during such gatherings.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of youth's songs

The narration is about the songs of the village youth. Back in the days, on some auspicious occasions the youth will gather at a place, sing songs teasing each other, drink rice beer, and celebrate the whole day. The speaker narrates what kind of songs were sung on this day.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and performance of children's songs, part 3

These are songs commonly sung by children. The narrator recollects some songs he used to sing as a kid.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of village guarding songs

Guarding of village is one of the most important duties of able-bodied young men. While on duty, young men usually sing songs to assure the villagers that they are in good hands.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of the gathering of peers

Phiangaobo is the coming together of friends or peers to celebrate after a season of hard agricultural work. This group of friends, usually younger people, would gather at one house where they sing, drink, and eat the whole night.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of the songs of the elders

When festive time comes, elderly women will sleep over in their dormitory. They will spend their time together drinking, singing, and celebrating. This narration is about songs sung by old women when they come together to have fun.
Date: October 1, 2016
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
System: The UNT Digital Library