3.6 Project: Create metadata for a video

Here is an example where Marjing Mayanglambam describes a video of Manipuri music and dance: 

• What is your name? Marjing
• Who took this video? Chakpa Andro Panam Ningthou Meihoubirol Cultural Association
• Give this video a title: Indigenous Dance and Songs of Chakpa Andro 
• Where was this video taken?
  • Village/Town/City: Andro
  • State: Manipur
  • Country: India
• When was this photo taken?
  • Year: 2017
  • Month: December
  • Day: 12
• Name the people in this photo: (List from back to front, left to right. Please use complete names.)

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• Please describe this photo and let us know why it is important to you:

One song from album Chakpa Abdri Yekhou Jagoi – Eshei. This Manipuri folk dance is accompanied by two pena players. The pena players don’t use a standardized key, just a natural harmony to go along with their singing. The dance and the song are about the Langmeiching, which is a mythical mountain significant in the Meetei religion. There is a belief that the Meeitei people originate from this mountain. This is a place that they worship. This dataset includes a transcription of the song and a translation into English. 

Keywords

• Andro
• Manipur
• Pena
• Folk dance
• Musical instrument
• Meitei religion
• Indigenous Pre-Vaisnavite

Try this out on your own materials!