Instrumentu múzika (musical instruments)

Instrumentu múzika (musical instruments)

TETUM: Halo no mos toka Instrumentu múzika.

ENGLISH: Making and playing traditional musical instruments.

TETUM
Instrumentu múzika ne'ebé ema Fataluku toka inklui: oi-oil, keko, fara-fara, moto me'n-me'n, pepur, kakal, no puhu-puhu. Múzika ne'ebé tokadór Fataluku sira toka no kanta bazeia ba lingua Fataluku. Baibain múzika ne'e iha ritmu ne'ebé la regulár ne'ebé dala barak tuir kanta vaihoho nian duke tuir ritmu kanta baibain. Rezultadu peskiza hatudu katak la dun iha métodu baibain atu toka instrumentu sira-ne'e – instrumentu nia lian (ka setelnya) bele diferente, konforme tokadór ne'ebé toka. Instrumentu hotu-hotu nia lian afina besik nada E-flat, karik hodi halo instrumentu ne'e apár ho kantór lagu Fataluku.

Maioria instrumentu múzika iha funsaun prinsipál atu duni sai animál no manu-fuik hodi sira la bele han natar ka toos. Maibé instrumentu sira-ne'e mós toka tanba tokadór gosta rona nia lian ka tanba uza iha serimónia hanesan kazamentu, ka bele mós atu halo komunikasaun entre fatin rua ne'ebé dook malu. Koñesimentu kona-ba múzika no oinsá toka instrumentu sira-ne'e barak liu besik lakon tanba ema uitoan de'it mak bele halo no toka instrumentu múzika sira.

ENGLISH
Musical instruments used by the Fataluku people include oi-oil, keko, fara-fara, moto me'n-me'n, pepur, kakal, and puhu-puhu. Music played by Fataluku performers is composed around the Fataluku language. It often has an irregular rhythm, which often follows the inflections of vaihoho singing, rather than adhering to a specific time signature. There seems to be no moderation for how an instrument is to be played – tuning differs significantly between different players. All instruments were found to be tuned near to an E-flat, perhaps matching the regular vocal range for Fataluku singing.

Most instruments have a primary function of frightening away animals and birds from eating crops, but are also played for entertainment for the performer alone or for use at ceremonial occasions such as weddings, or to communicate across distances. Knowledge of the music and how to make and play these instruments is largely endangered given the small number of people who can still make and play them.