The mermaids of Lake Sebu | SLICE | Full documentary
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- Anita lives on Lake Sebu, in the south of the Philippines, on the Island of Mindanao. Here, the women are the musicians. If Anita wants to be a singer, she seems to be unable to free her voice. Mendung, the best singer in the village, will help her and take care of her initiation. Then, Anita will dream of her voice. The voice of the animal that sleeps inside of her.
Documentary: “Lands of legends - The mermaids of Lake Sebu”
Direction: Benoît Ségur
Production: ZED, La Cinquième & AB Productions
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The clean and unadulterated lives of simple tribal people. The acceptance of life as it is without the ambition, hypocrisy, deceit and greed so ingrained in us. May they continue to enjoy their existence among the creations of God !
notice they don't come off with harsh judgment
Definitely not simple, highly complex as to why they aren’t bothered with the mundane. But I agree with the thought
I was thinking the same thing . They are happy and content
Indeed,,,thank you for such sweet comment to this people,,,they are really amazing,,thank you once more
True Paradise
This is my paradise hometown."Lake Sebu". I was born and raised in this beautiful and amazing place. I am Tboli💙
@Barbie Blues yes, it is one of the most hospitable places in philippines. You can come over and let me know. Have a beautiful day.
I am American 🇺🇸
Lucky!
I'm jealous.Look how everybody gets on.If only I could win the lottery 😭😭
You so lucky 🍀!
im a city boy with a degree but i ended working as a cultural musician here in mindanao
when i play all those different kinds of indigenous musical instruments i feel peace
the chants, place and history makes me calm everytime
hope i can also play that instrument too.. i likec the serenity of the place.
Awesome. Sounds like your path had been laid out for longer than imagined. Glad u found it.
You just found the gift of calmness and inner peace💝🙏💝
Just remind people don’t go in a place .. where you can’t understand and show full respect to their Culture ! Always be humble and treat them kindly!
Exactly 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 i 100% agree with you 😊
That's right
Lovely beautiful comment
Bless the most high
@@siobhanfraser8190 M mlm
You mean Christian colonizers right?
U should have told the COLONIZER that
Tribal Filipinos are well-known of blending their music with the rhythm of nature. They respect nature as a source of their foods. They also give high regards to their past. Their culture should be protected and not to be swallowed by mainstream culture.
Think they need more diversity to be honest, need to be much more multi cultural. Like the beautiful city of London.
beautiful 💖
Preservation need in a constructive ways. Unlike some of modern Filipinos without being responsible, lack of discipline, and dislocated sense of entitlement.
@@jonathanbalagtas848 , you might want to include the rest of the world when talking about lack of discipline and entitlement.
@@PaulNicholas420 how do you compare a small village to a metropolis!? Your statement is ridiculous and laughable, at best!
Even the old women are beautiful! What a place. We humans have endured such burnout, such hostility with one another. Perhaps it is time that we walk upon the lands as gracefully as we can, to not disturb one another in our wakefulness, to uplift one another. We want to act like the world will hide it's gifts from us, but that is only because we fight for commodities that shouldn't exist! There is a resonance, a harmony that should be felt from within. This really made me cry because these people are as authentic as they come.
This documentary is amazing... This is South Cotabato. Lake Sebu - a paradise in Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. They are weavers of T'nalak cloth; Pride of T'boli's the indigenous settlers of this beautiful paradise. They are showcased in the yearly parade called T'nalak Festival of South Cotabato. The tribe is the most resilient and the most preserved tribe of the Southern Mindanao. ♥️
I hope they will continue to thrive. I'm from.davao never been to this place
You mean this video about a tribe in Mindanao?
I started laughing with the young lady twanging the piece of bamboo in her mouth! It was amazing to me as my grandmother had her talent passed fom her grandmother and her chosen Irish Instrument? The jews harp. Thank you for this. Salamat po!
😍🥰❤️
My eyes flooded with happy tears when Anita found her voice and her face beamed with joy when her friends celebrated her newly found gift. Now she can share the wonders of her heart with everyone without worry. It was another wonderful saga you brought us, Slice. Thank you.
That's my Mother sir. Nita . Im her daughter
@@jasminmetano3055, You must deeply cherish this story watching your mother discover her ability and begin sharing the ancient stories. How has life changed since the making of the documentary, if you and she don’t mind us reading?
Mine2...Happy Tears👏👏💋👏👏👏💋👏👏💋👏👁👏💋💋💋👏😘👏💋💋💋
@@jasminmetano3055 is that you in the swing?
Thank you for this Slice.. My Mother Nita is very happy for seeing this video of her. She's very happy ❤️❤️ Thanks a lot ...
@Barbie Blues Hello mam. The eshton german weaver account it's her grandson, my child. I use his account to comment on her video i saw .
Where is the place
Wow all the women are beautiful here. I'm not sure which one is your mother but I'm so happy for the one who loves music and her finding her voice. She had a calling from birth it appears. I always say that a true musician has music in their soul. Its true, u r born with it and once u have a love for music, U ALWAYS WILL!!!!
You have a beautiful culture
When was this filmed?
I love learning about diffrent tribes and cultures of diffrent lands
Watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲 😌
@Jamal Jr haha no
Hey ahh no he not a white guy but I his skin color is very high
@Jamal Jr idk
Rule of thumb Any Blood from a person w/African/Black ancestry as in Bob Marley’s heritage is considered a Person of Color. Sone have passed it have been mis-identified as sone enjoy better accommodations, better life style or circumstances, however many have not. DNA strands traces one’s heritage. My Professor who liked like a white man graduated in anthropology ftom a prestigious University. He didn’t pass, altho his sister did & wouldnt bd seen w/him. My professor became a garbage man for years before he began teaching at a College. I was fortunate to have met him. Taught about culture, heritage & its importance. Everyone makes their choices
This documentary and the like, change our perceptions and understanding of happiness, peacefulness, modern life... there are many people who are very happy, live in peace... it is quite obvious that what we call it modern life has taken off all these fundamentals of happy life...
This traditions and culture look similar to most African cultures.
True
Beautiful ❤️
Absolutely correct
People who are born in such, largely unspoiled, places, are blessed. Simplistic lives.
But are left out by the rest of the world.
@@justinamusyoka4986 exactly
many Communist rebels in Mindanao come from these people
@@khust2993 i didn't know that
@@nicolarollinson4381 one of the reasons was mentioned early in the video. Basically their traditional lands were grabbed by settlers from other regions. Also, illegal mining and logging is also rampant in the area. When people are in those situation, they become easy prey for Communist recruiters.
True artists, they often come from unheard lands. Taught by the nature, creating for the nature by freeing their souls...I am melting with love with these simple people
So very true,well said,living in nature makes us take the time to listen to the sound of beloved Creator.
The true artist comes out in all of us!!!
Thankyou for your wisdom!
Do u have ig
🙏❤🌞🛸💨
What a beautiful way to start my day. It's 5 am in central Cali it drisseld last night, so it's wet outside. The birds are starting to chirp. So back to this beautiful documentary. I absolutely enjoyed 😊 listening to these beautiful women💜☀️
😌😌🌹🌠💫🥂
@@lilneil6010 th-cam.com/video/UI9eRNDD5Ws/w-d-xo.html
Drizzled?
Amazing lake, love their water flooding homes, their music, their songs, their handmade musical instruments, their dresses and jewellery and they're all so beautiful externally,as well as internally... I enjoyed the English narration and the entire documantary.
Regards #Ashishchandrana
Really amazing
I've been here multiple times. My brother used to have a 2 storey house at the back of the municipal hall over looking the magnificent view of the great lake sebu. I was too was mesmerized by the beauty of the place and the culture of the Tboli people of lake sebu. Their songs reflects the beauty of nature the sound of magic. Thank you slice ❤️
Another mini version of this rich culture. Amazing Lake. Those water lilies are stunning.
yes its beautiful
Guess its lotus.
@@sedevinodolie298 The beautiful lotus flowers.
Sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism.
Oh My GOD, the Philippines is SO Beautiful and Peaceful. I would love to visit. These 2 Women are so Spiritual and Beautiful. The fit into Nature. ❤️❤️❤️
Please come and visit,,,,you are always welcome
Brought tears to my eyes seeing the encouragement and community. Stunning place.
This video is beyond beautiful. Thank you so very much I will watch it over and over whenever the crushing selfish level of the Earth civilization gets to be too much. Pure inspiration.
This is one of the greatest cultural awakening! Mabuhay!
Wow. The beauty of the people and the land. There are just so many incredible places on this Earth.
So so so beautiful. She found her voice 🎵 I absautely love these stories. I would love a soundtrack of them playing this. It was so soothing to my soul
I love this so much, women being there for one another, lifting each other up
... such a magical story, thank you for sharing it.
Been seeking of an old ways of life away from the toxic world thank you for imparting a peace of paradise in this distress world
I was there when south cotabato hosted national schools press conference, early 90s, we did not win in photojournalism contest but we gained alot of insights.I love lake sebu and the t'bolis, they are warm-hearted people like the nepalese.Lake sebu is inhabited but still unadulterated.Thank u slice, you're the best...
I cried when I heard their song. What a Soothing music to the ear
When she got up at the prep of rice and started playing that instrument I felt I was listening to a rave. Can’t believe how beautiful the sounds are of those handmade instruments. I envy these women and wish we weren’t so dependent on technology
Her singing is so mesmerizing
Truly peoples of God. This is the reality of pure nature.
Beautiful...a masterpiece of music that resonates with Mother Nature....
Thank you for this amazing documentary, truly you showcased the beauty and serenity of this elusive tribe the T'bolis. This is the closest we can get to see bow they live especially the role of the women, how they thrive and enjoy the world they inhabit. For me this is exceptional. New fan here.
i felt totally ashame not knowing that we have this beautiful culture.i hope they can preserve this kind of culture.thanks for sharing this to the world.
Sooooo beautiful and mesmerising. The landscape is really magical. And people who live in the cities truly miss the real thing. In touch with the DIVINE.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This documentary makes me emotional. It's like one's soul searching. I'm in that stage that's why it hit hard.
This made me feel emotional too... Unexpectedly touching!
I cried....amazing and makes me understand so much more
I hope each of you find what your soul is searching for...
@@charliehay1520 me too Charlie
Me too ♥️
Beautiful music, beautiful song, beautiful stories, beautiful culture.
Been to this place, lovely and peaceful place. The lake, water falls, foods and the people are really we wonderful, hopefully I can go back to "Lake Sebu" again😍
This is a wonderful documentary. Learned a lot of intangible heritage, especially oral knowledge. I hope you also cover other ethnic groups in the Philippines too.
while watching other SLice video I was surprised that our place was involved in the documentary❤️❤️
#mindanao❤️
The rituals are so important even now to stay in tune with Spirit always. Love these videos and the people, land and customs.
@17:07 when the older lady was singing, i once heard a song being sung in the same tone with the same style but in my language (Samoan)!
More of a chant, but in the same fashion. I wonder if there's a connection there with both ancestors from Samoa and the Philippines.
There is,Samoan,Native from Australia,Guam,Hawaii,Oceana and there is some more.
Austronesian ancestors. Samoans and other Pacific Islanders could have sailed from the Philippines or Indonesia. From which part exactly? It's hard to know.
ilocanos count like this:
1. Maysa
2. Dua
3. Tallo
4. Uppat
5. Lima
6. Innem
7. Pito
8. Walo
9. Siyam
10. Sangapulo
Now count in samoan...
COINCIDENCE?
@@giovannimarcos2179
TASI
LUA
TOLU
FA
LIMA
ONO
FITU
VALU
IVA
SEFULU
@@sirjuju4766 the simplest way to guage if two languages are related is to see how they say HEADLICE in their language.
We call it KUTU
The connection of everything and sound is beautiful
The culture and tradition continously passes through generation. Thank you for this nice documentary in Mindanao.
I wonder if they will ever get to know how their taking part in this documentary changed peoples lives and maybe even ways of thinking and feeling. To the mermaids of Lake Sebu, I salute you, I honor you and celebrate you in light and love. This documentary resonates with me because we are not separate, we are connected through the water in this life and the next. Your unity as women is so beautiful. It is my dream that women in my land could unite in the way you do. Peace and love to everyone reading this message. May we take that special feeling we get from documentaries such as these and hold that special feeling close and return to it whenever we feel overwhelmed, tired, stressed and remind ourselves that love and connection is always there. Namaste.
The richness of different cultures is so alive and beautiful.. I will never understand hate that exist in our world... never will..
It's ingrained in our subconsciousness through brainwashing. I don't understand the hate too. 😔
What a fabulous story. It’s so refreshing to see people live so closely together, with love and support.
Their creation story is wonderful and I’m so happy I got to hear it💖
I got teary-eyed because I know how special this documentary is❤️I hope that the team that made this documentary feel very privileged and blessed that the Tiboli Tribe allowed them to document and take videos about them in their sacred grounds. This is a sacred place for the TRiBU of Tiboli. No outsider are even allowed here. The land lake and mountain you see here belong to the Tiboli. I am also a native Filipino from the Northern Philippines.
th-cam.com/video/UI9eRNDD5Ws/w-d-xo.html
Beautiful, excellent filming and so interesting following the woman's journey to find her voice in nature in this way, just a wonderful natural pathway via the wisdom of the elder and the connection with the landscape. Beautiful again.
Absolutely mesmerizing. Got lost in your documentary such a far cry from this western world. You can find peace in such a solace. Beautiful share
Her homemade guitar is amazing!!
Philippines are the sweetest people. I did work with one and she was so sweet
thanks
Sweet comment to notice,,thank you from heart of filipina
My brother married from there. She is the sweet soul from a very nice family.
I’ve never met someone from the Philippines I didn’t like, they are sweet, humble, hard working, have a deep love for family and are friendly🙏🏾
Stereotype. One Philippino doesn’t cut it. Imagine saying “black people are the sweetest people, I worked with one…” see?
The Philippines and the people who live there are so beautiful. It’s terrible the pain and suffering so many have had to deal with over the last century from corruption by their Gov leaders. So many have hurt and lost so much. Prayers to these beautiful island people and their homeland. ✌🏼❤️
The Yellow and Pink cult wants to destroy my Country for their own interest, if the US has Democrat, the Philippines has Liberal party 😈
This makes me cry it's with a pure spirit and nature combine. Love the heart and the love this people share. Great Job
Beautiful lake Sebu. I went there last 2018. I saw the falls very beautiful and mesmerizing. I realized Mindanao is so beautiful. Not exploited, and its safe.
I enjoyed this, loved how they were able to tell the creation tales and folk background right through the entire story. This was well done.
Her voice is sweet and carries on the history of Lake Sebu
The beauty of Nature and the Culture of t’bouli, intsrument, music and dance are so fascinating. So peaceful. Thank you in sharing this video.
I was brought to tears when the student sung and based on reaction, she done well.
So beautiful! Beautiful place, beautiful people and such a beautiful story! It’s not my home but it feels like home❤️❤️❤️
Hello Desire
@@markaralvin5545 Hi Markar
@@desireglen4565 You have a charming picture , i will love to know more about you and get to know each other as new friends, I hope you don't mind?
@@markaralvin5545 Don’t mind being friends at all.
Always nice meeting new friends across the globe 😄
@@desireglen4565 I think we should chat elsewhere, what do you think?
Such a wonderful and moving story. 💕
My hope is for this rich and beautiful culture to continue and thrive. Thanks Slice!
I found in this documentary a lot of grace. It's well written, well translated and to the point. Thank you!
the lady who teaches her to find her voice looks like my grandma who is now passed to heaven. She radiates the real joy within . I love their culture and their ways. Many of my cousins are half Filipino and half American. We grew up learning how to communicate in tagalog ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
That bamboo and string mad me miss my grandfather..he used to play music and use to make us play it .I miss him ..tha ks for video
Living in harmony with nature, beautiful people and culture,
Thanks Slice👌 💖💖💖💖💖💖
👍❤️
Thank you slice for presenting our country..
actually the songs of the Mindanao tribe are familiar to my ears. In northern Indonesia, the sound is similar to the Dayak tribe. ancient history that they were close relatives was real. Maybe there could even be some similarities to the Mongolian tribe too. In my opinion 🙏
Indonesia and philippines are sooo related to each others.there words thats sound similar with same meaning specially the one in mindanao island like
Philippines. Indonesian. Meaning
Salamat. Selamat. Thank you
Usa. One
Duha. Two
@@drexxsuma1749 Actually have you heard of the Astronesian language family which consist of indo, phil, malay, madagascar, and Pacific islanders
8:23. The kutiyapi or kudyapi instrument is similar to Indonesian kacapi.
Who else was emotional watching this ❤️❤️
Listennn crying like it was my life. 🥲
This was the most beautiful 25 minutes and 25 seconds that I’ve seen in a long time! I just loved everything about it, the content, the narration the cinematography the garb the culture the beautiful men and women there, living such simple yet profound lives! This video was so worthy and for once in a long time, I like my algorithm. You took me to a place that I will probably only dream of! Definitely a five star video And subscribed!
Such a breathtaking aspect of the profundity of Tboli culture! Wow. Thanks for this slice of these sirens' life.
I'm from cotabato and i know this place i understand little bit of their language i think some of translation is not correct 😁😁 thanks to slice to feature pne of our beautiful place and culture appreciate it a lot
Ohhh Slice, you done did it again1 Thank You for another beautiful masterpiece.
Still waiting to see the mermaids
haaaaaaaa. i know right. it must b them. they have another definition i guess.
Its just a metaphor 🙄
@@hallooos7585 You could've left out the smartass face. This is such a beautiful story. And the spelling? It's is correct ✌️
...My hometown lake sebu south cotabato.. amazing and the best place ❤️
@@marjjade2495 don't tell me you caught a plane ✈ and left this amazing place 🤔
I love this culture,enjoyed so much watching this documentary.
Even the Macaque monkey is in absolute BLISS living side by side within the walls of this ecstasy of salvation amongst these beautiful and loving people♥️♥️
Nicely worded
If I was younger It’s always been my dream to live like her. That’s glorious living not the fake world I’ve lived in the USA.
A light worker sent to US 🤯
I LOVED this documentary so much! Such beautiful people with no hatred visible within themselves or their gods. I am so happy Anita found her voice!
I heard the Divine in their voices. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing Documentaries that is my country and the sound so great I remember the passed when I was in Malaysia/ brunei/and Borneo... thank you SLICE
It's t boli tribes in the Philippines
I love the narration of this documentary and the narrator's voice is so soothing and relaxing she sounded so magical.
As if you new I would shed tears at the same time you did..Amazing how your spiritthan k you for sharing your culture and your beautiful home. touched me..
Amazing docu. Simple but very rich culture. Im excited to come back and once again see the beauty of lake sebu.
That instrument they play is called murchunga in Nepal from ancestors 🇳🇵👍
Yes
I grew up in same province but in different town. Lake Sebu + 7 Falls + Zipline + Lake Holon = Paradise
Beautiful place , beautiful community that I always misses, kept coming back visiting the bay and the beautiful city in the countryside, the mountains , falls and their lifestyles, their music and their fashions are amazingly beautiful.
It made me tear up when they all cheered for her. What a beautiful documentary
Wonderful, heart centered film...Slice at its best!
Our planet is honoured to have such beautiful guest. I live in South Africa, Cape Town.
Thank you for the privilege of having experienced this beautiful personal journey and celebration. To hear the voices of nature through these beautiful women. It's been an honor to have been in such a lovely piece of heaven on earth. Much appreciated.
Much needed inspiration and encouragement! Such a beautiful place and beautiful people deeply connected and rooted in nature.
In Madagascar there is a Musical iNstrument Use by Malagasie Musician Similar to the Tiboli Tribes music instrument. From Madagascar they called it "Bahiya"
yahh the same ancestors the same culture. the story of famous national hero Jose rizal. CRISPEN AND BASILIO decode.
I don't know what she is singing, but it touches my soul.
Hope we can always keep such prestigious areas as you have. Thank you so much for sharing your peace. The land, the creativity of your garments instruments and boats, your grace with music are all glory bells for sure!
This documentary is one of the purest I have seen for a long time ,
heart to heart without any hype , congratulations to the team who made this documentary , excellent job .
The beautiful lake. Very nice living around this lake.
Their culture, language even the music instruments are so much similar to my ethnic Dusun in Borneo. Wow!
Of course filipino, Brunei, Indonesian,Malaysian are siblings
Absolutely
PLZ REMEMBER THAT EONS AGO... D LAND MASS WAS ALL TOGETHER.. N THEN CHANGES N SHIFTING OF EARTH N PARTING LANDS WERE FLOODED.. THAT DIVIDED D LAND MASS... N THEIR CAME DIVISION OF ALL D PPL TOO... JUST LIKE AUSTRALIA.. N PAPUA NEW GUINEA.. WERE ALL. ONE BIG MASS OF LAND... THEN DIVIDED N THATS WHY AUSTRALIAN. NATIVES N INDIGENOUS PPL WERE ALIKE... THEN D CONVICTS OF UK WERE SENT FAR AWAY TO AUSTRALIA... N D WHITE MEN KILLED AS MANY NATIVES AS THEY SEE ANYWHERE THEY WENT...
SAME AS NATIVES OF USA.. THE WHITE MEN SAILED FROM. EUROPE.. N THEY SHOT D NATIVE INDIANS...
Not so much similar but have similarities.. yet the language is so different .. Yoku nga dusun nogi aiso torotian ku lo boros dioti..
I bet you even didn't know how to speak our mother tongue.. Sorry if im wrong but nowadays, young generation of Dusun's people mostly know to speak Malay only.
Thank you for this SLICE .
The singing at the ceremony from both of those women was so beautiful it brought me tears. Great documentary!
Thank you for giving voice to this people.
23:05 She taps her, it's her time to hear her Voice set Free
Totally amazing. The people, music, the culture, Their voices BEAUTIFUL !!
AMAZING documentary. I belong to the Igorot tribe in the north. I have read about T’boli’s in school textbooks but knows very little about their beautiful culture.. love the place too. Just WOW!!!