Chanting Eb Yaghai Tribe, Mappi South Papua
chant Eb is a singing tradition passed down from generation to generation from the ancestors of the Yaghai tribe. Eb tells about the history of human life in its relationship with fellow humans, humans with nature and humans with God. eb has a musical characteristic that is simple, meaningful and shows the identity of the Yaghai tribe. Chanting eb sounding the same range of tones, not having many tones but having repetitions of tones that are characteristic of the Yaghai tribe's singing. This simplicity is the main characteristic in traditional Eb singing and is the location of the musical identity of a song Eb which is heard.
Eb tells the story of human relations with humans or social relations between fellow humans which have very high cultural and traditional values. Cooperation, mutual respect, mutual support, togetherness in a party or thanksgiving ritual from birth to death. This relationship is clearly told in the song eb; for example, chanting eb which narrates the tradition of the past about the custom of beheading or cutting off human (enemy) heads, if the war leaders and members succeed in bringing the results of human heads then the whole village will welcome with joy in chanting eb who is happy and excited. A term used to describe singing Eb this is qaqau eb. This success was warmly welcomed by the entire village community, hitting Kindo or Tifa, singing and dancing. This story is a story from the past before the church mission entered South Papua.
The people who supported the culture of the Yaghai tribe before embracing Catholicism believed in the traditional belief that the God of the Yaghai tribe was the Sun "Find". After religion entered with the presence of missionary priests and catechists, people who supported the Yaghai culture submitted themselves to baptism and followed Christ in the teachings of the Catholic Religion. This story is also told in the chant Eb (Qaqau Eb). Until now, singing eb which tells the story of the success of the war leaders was converted into a song eb to welcome guests, big people, government leaders, church leaders or big man. This shows a deep understanding, advanced thinking, openness and a developing civilization in the Yaghai ethnic community.
A Journey of Documenting the Eb Chants of the Yaghai tribe of Mappi, South Papua
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