Hakan Lundstrom is Dean of the Malmo Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, Lund University. His research specialization is in ethnomusicology and he has written about song, music and music terminology among the Kammu.

• Figures v ii Preface ix Kammu Pronunciation x Symbols and Abbreviations xi Prologue: A Departure 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Kam Raw - His Cultural and Musical Background 27 3. Vocal Genres Other Than For Feasts 47 4. Teem Performances 71 5. Elaborate Teem Performances 89 6. Nature Imagery and Meaning 121 7. Teem Dialogues 139 8. Concluding Discussion 163 Epilogue: A Return 177 Appendices: 1. Glossary of Kammu Terms and Names 181 2. Index of Kam Raw's Repertoire 185 3. Recordings and Samples 195 4. Song Transcriptions 201 5. Music Transcriptions 203 6. Contents of Compact Disc 219 Sources 223 References 223 Index 235

Hakan Lundstrom is Dean of the Malmo Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, Lund University. His research specialization is in ethnomusicology and he has written about song, music and music terminology among the Kammu.

• Figures v ii Preface ix Kammu Pronunciation x Symbols and Abbreviations xi Prologue: A Departure 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Kam Raw - His Cultural and Musical Background 27 3. Vocal Genres Other Than For Feasts 47 4. Teem Performances 71 5. Elaborate Teem Performances 89 6. Nature Imagery and Meaning 121 7. Teem Dialogues 139 8. Concluding Discussion 163 Epilogue: A Return 177 Appendices: 1. Glossary of Kammu Terms and Names 181 2. Index of Kam Raw's Repertoire 185 3. Recordings and Samples 195 4. Song Transcriptions 201 5. Music Transcriptions 203 6. Contents of Compact Disc 219 Sources 223 References 223 Index 235

Hakan Lundstrom is Dean of the Malmo Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, Lund University. His research specialization is in ethnomusicology and he has written about song, music and music terminology among the Kammu.

• Figures v ii Preface ix Kammu Pronunciation x Symbols and Abbreviations xi Prologue: A Departure 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Kam Raw - His Cultural and Musical Background 27 3. Vocal Genres Other Than For Feasts 47 4. Teem Performances 71 5. Elaborate Teem Performances 89 6. Nature Imagery and Meaning 121 7. Teem Dialogues 139 8. Concluding Discussion 163 Epilogue: A Return 177 Appendices: 1. Glossary of Kammu Terms and Names 181 2. Index of Kam Raw's Repertoire 185 3. Recordings and Samples 195 4. Song Transcriptions 201 5. Music Transcriptions 203 6. Contents of Compact Disc 219 Sources 223 References 223 Index 235