Sama celebrations ritual, music and dance of Sama Dilaut and Sama Bajau in Southern Philippines and North Borneo

Sama identity, as the chapters in this volume indicate, is University of Malaya closely linked with artistic expressions. It appears that among the most salient of these expressions in terms of creating and transmitting identity are music and dance. Along with other elements of ritual in which they...

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Other Authors: Hanafi Hussin (Editor), Santamaria, M. C. M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya Press [2013]
Series:Monograph series (Universiti Malaya. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences) 12
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction - Sama indetities
  • Celebrating with the Lord of the Sea (Tuan Laut) : The Pagkanduli of the Sama Dilaut of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, Southern Philippines
  • Celebrations with the Ancestors: Magduwata Ritual of Sama Bajau in Bumbun Island, Semporna, Sabah
  • Song of Belonging: Vocal Music among the "Sea Nomads' of the Sulu and Celebes Seas
  • Contemporary Trends and Influence in Music and Dance of Sama
  • Sangbay-Igal (Tribute Song-Dance) Performance Across Real and Cyber Spaces
  • Dance as Ritual, Dance as Celebration - Tradition and Change amongs the Bajau of Semporna, Sabah
  • Igal Kata-Kata (Narrative Igal): Examining Approaches to the Interpretation of Folk Tales in Sama Traditional Dance Choreography
  • Pamansak (Pangalay or Igal): On Labels, Dominant Discourses and Diversity in Philippine Dance Research
  • Conclusion: Change, Continuity and Creative Preservation of Sama Tradition