Featuring audio recordings of sung poetry and music collected during fieldwork in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan in 1993. The recordings were made in the regions of Shughnan, Rushan, and Wakhan by researcher G. van den Berg.
Use Cases
- Analyze musical structures and lyrical themes in the sung poetry recordings from the Pamir Mountains.
- Study the regional variations in musical traditions across the Shughnan, Rushan, and Wakhan areas.
- Use the audio recordings for linguistic or ethnomusicological research on the culture of Tajik Badakhshan.
Strengths
- Field recordings were made directly in the regions of Shughnan, Rushan, and Wakhan, providing primary source material.
- Data is associated with a specific research project on the sung poetry of Tajik Badakhshan.
- The dataset is curated and hosted by the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection.
Limitations
- The specific number of recordings, their duration, and technical specifications are unknown.
- The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a single year (1993) from a longer fieldwork period.
- The availability of metadata, such as performer information or song titles, is unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- G. van den Berg, DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection
- Collection Method
- Field recordings made during ethnographic fieldwork.
- Time Range
- 1993
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Tajik Badakhshan (Pamir Mountains), specifically the regions of Shughnan, Rushan, and Wakhan in Tajikistan.