On the Sinjar Mountain (video) [2 of 2]

Call Number
437-1-10:43/1

General information

Call No.:
437-1-10:43/1
Part of series
HU OSA 437-1-10 Digital Archive of Cultural Heritage: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Recordings of Yezidi Culture of Northern Iraq: Yezidi Laments
Located at
Digital container #43 / No. 1
Legacy ID
437-1-10:5/1
Date
2017
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Kurmanji
Duration
5 min. 59 sec.
Notes
This item is available in the Digital Repository.

Content

Form/Genre
Raw material
Contents Summary
Video recording of semi-professional female stranbêj Basê Qasim and Khanif Muho (both from Siba Sheikh Khidir) singing the lament Li Ser Çiyayê Şingalê (On the Sinjar Mountain). While they claimed the lament itself was an old one, they said they had “added” to it their own stories about the sufferings of Yezidis at the hand of ISIS. The singing of the lament took place at the traditional spot designated for stranbêj on Mount Arafat at Lalish, during the Yezidi festival of Cema’iye.

Context

Associated Names
Spät, Eszter (Donor)

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage
Iraq