Philippine Epics and Ballads Archives

This multimedia archive has been undertaken by Nicole Revel, Directeur de recherche au CNRS, within the “Integral Study of Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue“, a Program of the Decade for Cultural Development, Unesco (1991-2001).

During more than ten years the sung narratives have been recorded and videotaped during the performance, then transcribed and translated in collaboration with the singers of tales, scholars and local knowledgeable persons among 15 National Communities where this verbal art is still alive today.

This program was supported by 39 grants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France.

Since 2001, the various documents have been digitized at the CNRS in Paris and Ateneo de Manila University.

This archive (34 printed volumes, 7.521p. in 2011) is now housed at the Rizal Library, Pardo de Tavera special collections of Ateneo, Quezon City.

A copy is being safeguarded at the Départment audiovisuel, Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), in Paris.

This website was built thanks to the vision of Ateneo's President, Father Bienvenido Nebres S.J.

Since January 2011, it is accessible and monitored here.

Cette archive multimédia fut entreprise par Nicole Revel Directeur de recherche au CNRS dans le cadre de « L'Étude intégrale des Routes de la Soie : Routes de Dialogue » , un Programme de la Décennie pour le Développement culturel à l'Unesco (1991-2001).

Pendant plus de dix ans ces récits chantés ont été enregistrés et filmés lors des performances, puis transcrits et traduits en collaboration avec les bardes, les chercheurs et les érudits locaux dans 15 communautés nationales des Philippines où cet art de la parole est encore vivant.

Ce programme a reçu 39 bourses du Ministére des Affaires étrangéres de la République française.

Les divers documents ont été numérisés au CNRS à Paris et à Ateneo de Manila University.

Cette archive (34 Volumes imprimés, 7.521 p. en 2011) est abritée à la Rizal Library Pardo de Tavera collections spéciales de Ateneo University à Quezon City.

Une copie est également conservée au Département audiovisuel de la Bibliothéque nationale de France (BnF) à Paris.

Le site web a e été construit grâce à la vision du Président d'Ateneo, le Pére Bienvenido Nebres S.J.

Depuis Janvier 2011, elle est accessible sur ce site web.

• Caridad, leader and a chorus of 10 women for hudhud in Kiangan
• Angel Pataueg; Ma. Pinkihan (Chanter Leaders); chorus for hudhud in Lagawe
• Yusop Maksud Ambarat for sung kata-kata
• Jaafar Injahali for sung kata-kata
• Haji Nur Iman for sung kata-kata
• Sahari Saiyari for sung kata-kata
• Binsu Lakbaw for sung kata-kata
• Panglima Isnang Jorolan for sung kata-kata
• Ara Musa, Rheim Musa, Musa Musa for sung kata-kata
• Jimsu Sarali for sung kata-kata
• Taallao Manandao for Kissa
• Haji Ismael Ibrahim for narrated kata-kata
• Nanang Kullam for narrated kata-kata
• Haji Cabs Ibrahim for narrated kata-kata
• Habib i Khali Jainal, Brian Tubaton for narrated kissaq
• Adjani Tiblani for narrated kissaq
• Jaidi Kiraq for sung kissaq
• Muham Julasman for parang sabil and saqil
• Jaidi Kiraq, Mussaq Baqduli for sindilan
• Taallao Manandao for kissaq
• Almurid Murajan for kata-kata and saqil
• Datuq Abdelnajer for hadith
• Gem-gem and Fernando Lingsa for tultul
• Victoriana Baristol for ulaging
• Teodoro Saway, Datu Maleneng for ulaging
• Victoriana Parente Undaran for ulaging
• Florena Saway for sung ulaging
• Delfin Parente, Irene Saway-Llesis, sung two Sala
• Fabian Dalasay for uwaeging
• Marcelino Tapid for tad'om
• Datu Sinuhoy Kaligunan for ulaging umaymanon
• Jaime Galnawan, Dinayaw Galnawan for ullalim
• Matilde Daluping for ullalim
• Sito Kayu for ullalim
• Susana Cagaban, Carmen Guinapon for ullalimMargarita de la Cruz leading singer + 7 chorists for pabasa ng pasyon
• Pablo Paraw; Feliciano Montenegro; Longlong Calinawan; Berto Gede for tod'om
• Blinuq Bansel for lingon tudbulul
• Badaw Wanan for lingon tudbulul
• Baket Kinya Infiel for maman
• Sultan A Pitilan Acsara Miris, R.B. Malungen, M.B. Mulok for darangen
• Salem Guimba for darangen
• Sultan a Mala of Butig for darangen
• Preciosa aka "Anggoran" Caballero for sugidanon
• Federico Caballero for sugidanon
• Buntäli for tultul
• Mäsinu Intaräy for tultul
• Usuy for tultul
• Linsi for tultul
• Lintäw for tultul
• Myuna for tultul
• Dangkug for tultul
• Kariq for tultul

• Lourdes Saquing Dulawan for Ifugao
• Talib Lim Sangogot for Sama
• Alain Martenote, Haji Musa S. Malabong, Talib Lim Sangogot for Sama Dilaut
• Gerard Rixhon, Irene U. Hassan, Talib Lim Sangogot, Hja Massaat Sangogot for Tausug
• Paul D. Jagmis, Sr., Thelma R. Martinez for Tagbanua
• Irene Saway-Llesis, Victorino Saway for Tala-andig
• Margarita Cembrano for Agusan Manobo
• Jose Bunconsejo for Pulahingon-Umayamnon Manobo
• Jocelyn Banasan for Kalinga
• Pastor Delbert Rice for Ikalahan
• Luis Umali Stuart and Fernando Zialcita for Tagalog
• Rita Cembrano for Mamanwa
• Elizabeth Malinog and Maria Wanan for T'boli
• Norma Respicio for Itneg
• Abdullah Madale, Salem Guimba for Maranao
• Alicia Magos & F. Cabellero for Sulod Panay
• Nicole Revel for Palawan

• Dr. John Paul C. Vergara - Vice President for the Loyola Schools and Professor at Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS)
• Ma. Rosario A. Banzon - Assistant to the President of Ateneo de Manila
• Dr. Rosula SJ. Reyes - Project Manager and Director of Blue Chip Designs, Inc. (BCD,Inc.)
• Dr. Nicole Revel - Guide to the overall collection in the archives and concept designer of the website
• Aaron James I. Banda - Web Developer
• Therence A. Pabaya - Technical assistant for computer maintenance, scanning texts and photographs; laying out manuscripts and editing scanned texts
• Lina Trinidad - Assistant archivist, University Archives
• Elizabeth Castillo - Assistant archivist, University Archives
• Rodolfo Allayban - Director of the University Archives, 2010
• Arghiro Paouri , Responsable audiovisuel de 11 unités de recherche (SHS,) UPS 2259-CLT, CNRS, Villejuif
• Philippe Arson Directeur, Secteur audiovisuel du siége du CNRS, Paris