Songs sung by musicians from the Langa, Manganiar and Kalbelia communities.

Item Overview

Title

Songs sung by musicians from the Langa, Manganiar and Kalbelia communities.

Alternative title

Songs sung by musicians from the Langa, Manganiar and Kalbelia communities.

Creator

Kothari, Komal

Date Created

1999-10-31

Date

1999-10-31

Language

Marwari

Collection

Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Program

Modern Endangered Archives Program

Notes

Description

Recording of a performance by Langa and Manganiar ensemble with singers and musicians from both communities performing songs from the repertoire of both communities. The tape also contains recording of songs sung by a female singer of the Kalbelia community with Pungi and Dholak accompaniment.

Contents note

1. An instrumental rendition of the song 'Jaloji mhasa', played on the Kamaicha with improvisations on the Khartal and Dholak (Contd.). 2. 'Jala raj mhara dera nirkhan', a Jalo or a wedding song sung by group of male singers with Kamaicha, Sarangi, Dholak and Khartal accompaniment. 3. 'Rane var ra kai parnija', sung by a group of male singers with Kamaicha, Sarangi, Dholak and Khartal accompaniment. 4. An instrumental melody played on the Algoza with Dholak accompaniment. 5. 'Setarli lagai hai chhoro', a song sung by a female singer of the Kalbelia community with Algoza and Dholak accompaniment. 6. 'Hojire diwana thara', a song sung by female singer of the Kalbelia communtiy with Pungi and Dholak accompaniment.

Physical Description

Extent

32 min. 6 sec.

Medium

audio cassette

Keywords

Genre

sound recordings

Subject Geographic

India
Rajasthan (India)

Resource type

sound recording

Subjects

Wind instruments
Wind instrument music
Stringed instruments
Wedding music
Stringed instrument players
Instrumental music
Bowed stringed instruments--Bowing
Folk songs, Rajasthani--India--Rajasthan
Oral tradition