Subject: Membranophones / Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Ethnomusicology Archive - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: A man in white plays a daf; Haranśikārī (Haran Shikari, Haranshikari) ritualist Chandappa Jampana Kattimani dances with his eyes closed as men, women and children gathered around him watch; Gaekwad, driver of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology research team, stands and guards villagers.
Date:: February 23, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: A. K. Ganesan, hereditary temple processional musician, plays tavil barrel-shaped drum. Ganesan was a member of a Nāiyāndī Mēḷam ensemble (also known as Periya Nayanam, Kaliyappan Mela Cettu, Urumbi (Urummi, Uṟumi) Mēḷam).
Date:: March 11, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Venkatacalam Tevar (aka Pillai), professional singer and tep player, singing “Kaman Pāndigai,” a Tamil lavani genre sung in debate form. He has no sisyas as the form is out of fashion.
Date:: March 12, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Kota musicians of Kollimalai playback after listening to an A. A. Bake recording (Tefi# 48.8: “Kota Music Dance Tune” for men’s dancing). Musicians include: Thiru Kavundhan (kombu curved trumpet); Thiru K. Puchan (koḷ double-reed aerophone, age 70), Thiru Kavundhan (koḷ double-reed aerophone, age 60); Thiru K. Mylan (tabaṭk frame drum); Thiru M. K. Bellan (kinpar double-headed drum); Thiru Beddi (dobar double-headed drum). Hills and sunset-lit clouds are visible in the background. This scene was used in the video referenced below.
Date:: April 13, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Gondhal ceremony--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Three musicians perform a Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu Goddess Amba. Standing behind a mandhab, vocal ensemble musicians with instruments (left to right): Jagannath Tite (tuṇtuṇe), Bhagvan Renake (jālra), and R. H. Garuda (sambal).
Date:: February 8, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Gondhal ceremony--Inauguration the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Three musicians perform Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu Goddess Amba. Standing behind a mandhab, vocal ensemble musicians with instruments (left to right): Jagannath Tite (tuṇtuṇe), Bhagvan Renake (jālra), and R. H. Garuda (sambal).
Date:: February 8, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Gondhal ceremony--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Three musicians perform Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu Goddess Amba. Standing behind a mandhab, vocal ensemble musicians with instruments (left to right): Jagannath Tite (tuṇtuṇe), and R. H. Garuda (sambal). Bhagvan Renake holds a stick above a flame.
Date:: February 8, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: Gondhal ceremony--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Devotional ritual music to Hindu Goddess Amba. Standing behind a mandhab, vocal ensemble musicians with instruments (left to right): Jagannath Tite (tuṇtuṇe), Bhagvan Renake (jālra), and R. H. Garuda (sambal). A flame, incense and objects are on the left.
Date:: February 8, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: At a baraat wedding procession, the male vocalist Mahadev B. Tavare sings, in imitation of a woman's voice, into a microphone (attached to a bicycle with an amplifier) with two clarinets; band members playing a side drum, a tāsa drum and trumpet are behind them. The location is 35/1 Vardhappa Rd., Belgaum 590004.
Date:: February 18, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Description:: In an open area in the village as villagers watch, from the left: Karutta Kannan (pambai), A. K. Ganesan (tavil), I. P. Kurusāmi (nāgasvaram), and Kurusāmi (urumbi, uṟumi, urummi). A microphone is in the left foreground; the jeep of the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology is in the background on the right. Nāiyāndī Mēḷam ensemble (also known as Periya Nayanam ensemble; Kaliyappan Mela Cettu, Uṟumi Mēḷam).
Date:: March 11, 1984
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:: Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

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