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Description of a farewell dance to a girl

Description: 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
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Pachun karuang liu'

Description: This song is about a dual personality of a wayward woman. It says, I court a wayward girl. The girl would not stay with me till day break. Norengbungna had a relationship with a wayward woman. She would spend time with me in dark, but during the day, she acts as if she doesn’t know me. This wayward woman.
Date: October 3, 2016
Duration: 58 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'I lo kani liu to'

Description: This is a song of expressing love between a man and woman. The man says, 'For the one I love I could bring the biggest bull. I can work the whole mountain. What do you say? My fair lady'. The woman responds, 'Oh bachelor! Stop teasing. Do not do as you wish. Do not mention about a bull You don’t have to pay anything. I will come for free'.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Akiluang tingnai phian kali'

Description: This song laments that things have changed in the village after the singer's beloved (Mungimai) is married off to a foreign man. He sings, 'The sun ray has changed in my village. My land is no longer like the old days. The sound of pigeon has changed. My heartfelt regret is that I could not protect Mungimai.'
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Khamping lui'

Description: This is a song of Khamping, a legendary composer. This song talks about his failed relationship with a village damsel. His lover was given in marriage to a rich man of neighboring village by her parents.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Kaihui lui'

Description: This is a song of Kaiguiyang, also known as Kaihui. He is one of the most well-known heroes of the Liangmai. His story and songs are widely among the Liangmai villages. He is also well-known for courting numbers of ladies.
Date: July 18, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Akha notebook 70

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and narratives about death, creation, opium, a person with no sons, a bird and grasshopper, a boy who gets a spirit's hat, and dreams.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Performance of a song about a wayward woman

Description: The song is about a man who has an affair with a wayward woman. They will meet in the dark, but will not reveal about their relationship during day. It has the meaning that no one is perfect, but there are some who are worse than others. The performer has since passed away on 22 March 2018 at age 74.
Date: October 3, 2016
Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of the folk song 'Santii lui'

Description: The song is about a boy expressing his sadness over the decision of the girl’s parents who offered their daughter to another for wealth. The song is composed by a legendary singer Santiik of Nchangram village. The singer is from Jalukie B in Nagaland.
Date: September 21, 2022
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
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Performance of a folk song about love

Description: This Liangmai traditional folk song was composed by Namsongwi of Nallong village and sung by W. Mathiusongbou of Tudon. The song talks about the love of the composer for his girl.
Date: October 19, 2021
Duration: 8 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
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