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Tebe Dai video posted by Chamot

jen — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:21:38 +0000

Chamot is the most active and talented student of video production to come out of YoMaTre. Training he had with Engage Media last year is paying off. He has posted a short documentary piece about women doing the Tebe Dai a beautiful traditional dance on the Engage Media site. You can download a high quality version for viewing on your computer or burning to a DVD.

You can see the video of the Tebe Dai here and download it or read more about it.

It appears Chamot has ideas of starting up an off-shoot video production company under the banner of Komunidade Arte Audio Visual Kamanasa employing his natural graphic art skills to produce this graphic for the top.

Orlando Hoar Berek Boavida Martins & the tais of Kamenassa

jen — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:33:57 +0000

When Pat Jessen of the Friends of Suai went shopping to buy tais for the market stall to be set up for the Tais Forum held in St Kilda in early September she bought a tais mane (male tais) woven by Orlando Martins (centre photo), for the market stall at the Friends of Suai Weaving Forum: Exploring Meanings, Makers & Markets of East Timor. The beauty and technical excellence of the tais led to it being included in the Friends of Suai Tais Exhibition: Exploring Meanings, Makers & Markets of Tais where it became an outstanding contribution alongside another feto tais (female tais) from Kamenassa. We are unsure who wove the female tais, but our photographs show Inveolata weaving a very similar one during the time we were there. The tais have since been donated to the Alola Foundation Collection.

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Lisan mak nebe

jen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:32:22 +0000

Tur hein tempo atu mai
Hare ba oin iha hetan fatin atu reza
Tur fatin ha’u iha nakonu ho rozas
Lakan nebe leno futar fuan domin nian

Lian ida mai husu iha nebe o nia lisan
Laran manas no odio atu funu ho se
Namalaik mosu mai atu lahuk no dodok
Lilin mutin no mean saseluk bua malus

Kuda aman kalerak foti aan k’man basuk
Manu ran hodi hisik buka bee atu bensa
Ramelau matebian baku malu iha fatin
Fahi fuik manu fuik tanis husu ai han

Nakali mosu mai rai lulik sai santa
Tula dikur ba malu hamutuk hili dame
Anju oan mai tanis tan buka alleluia
Glogria ba aman,oan no ispiritu santo amen.

Liman Rasan: Sancho Chamot Alves Nahac
Bibi Bulak04– 10-07

Dadolin Metisere

jen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:46:47 +0000

Hamnasa tan hetan ksolok
Tanis tan susar falun moris
Ahi suar loro kraik fo hanoin loron aban
Koko hirus temi inan nia hela rai dook

Maun bo’ot sai sedu ba to’os
Apa rasik lahatene atu halo saida iha ohin
Alin ki’ik tanis tan inan susun wen maran
Ha’u rasik lahatene tansa buat hotu mosu

Apa bilan tan husu ba nia
Vizinu laran moras tan husu la foo
Hakarak buka rasik maibe seidauk iha ain
Apa, Ama iha nebe imi nia domin

Kasu lia reikadu isin k’man iha moris
Dadolin metisere loron ohin hotu ona
Ai tahan namtate moris foun atu mosu
Udan tun monu rai fini tubu to’os laran

Liman rasan Sancho Chamot Alves Nahac
Bibi bulak.27-09-07

Sapa G

jen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:45:31 +0000

Hanesan toba iha kalan no hader iha dader
Manan independensia tan lakon nakukun
Naran bo’ot luta na’in inan barak sai faluk
Molok mundu hatene buat barak lakon ona

Naroman nebe iha nakonu ho ran
Fuan kanek badinas tan lakon Aimoruk
Laran manas nakali ahi klak sunu uma
Dun malu ho ema ahi lakan lapara

Buka malu hamutuk ladale kona susar
Roda haat sapa G importamte ba nia
Ibun kanta buka ksolok keta mehi atu hetan
Oan sarani mai husu buat hotu sempre iha

Uma fukun ita nian sai fatin dun malu
Oinsa,tansa,ba see ? lakon tia iha nia hanoin !
Sidade furak moris fatin sai fuik ba o
Halai taru metro lima atu hetan kaisaun

Liman Rasan : Sancho Alves Nahac (Chamot)
Bb-17-09-07
Lansa ona iha livru Hakerek Livre.

Chamot’s Little Book of Poetry

jen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:36:59 +0000

I haven’t met Chamot (full name Liman rasan Sancho Chamot Alves Nahac). However, I have met his family and heard a lot about him. Today he has contributed twelve poems all written in 2007 and 2008. The vast majority of them in September -October 2007. I’m waiting for him to write a little about himself and tell us what inspired such a fast outpouring of poetry in that short time.
I know Chamot lived in Camenasa near Suai and that is where his mother and many other family members live, still. His mother is a wonderful weaver as are his sister and other women in the family.
I have allocated a separate post to each poem so friends can translate them or comment on them.