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Description:: Field recordings of the ritual narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat' at Undri village in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The ritual performance consists of narrating the story of Amba Mata, the female deity, with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. Amba is a female deity whose narrative is sung and performed during the Gavri festival in eastern Rajasthan. Most devotees of Amba mata and Gavri are members of the Bhil community of Rajasthan.1. A 'stuti' or a prayer dedicated to the female deity Bhawani Mata, sung as part of the ritual narrative 'Ambav Bharat', by a group of men with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. 2. 'Bhawani dar raja hai anadi', a devotional song sung as part of the ritual narrative 'Ambav Bharat', by a group of men with Dhak and Thali accompaniment.
Date:: 1982-09-23
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Field recordings of the ritual narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat' at Undri village in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The ritual performance consists of narrating the story of Amba Mata, the female deity, with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. Amba is a female deity whose narrative is sung and performed during the Gavri festival in eastern Rajasthan. Most devotees of Amba mata and Gavri are members of the Bhil community of Rajasthan.1. An episode from the narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat', dedicated to the female deity of Ambav. The episode consists of a Jogi or an ascetic getting angry at a 'Bar' tree for killing his eighty four disciples. The Jogi compels the King of the area to order the cutting of the Bar tree. Various people are hired to accomplish this task but as the tree is blessed by devi Ambav, a swarm of bees continue to protect it and the tree survives. Finally, devi Ambav appears and tries to persuade the king to not cut the tree. The episode is sung and narrated by a group of male singers with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. The narration alternates between sung verse known as 'Gav', and spoken elaboration known as 'Arthav'.
Date:: 1982-09-22
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Field recordings of the ritual narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat' at Undri village in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The ritual performance consists of narrating the story of Amba Mata, the female deity, with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. Amba is a female deity whose narrative is sung and performed during the Gavri festival in eastern Rajasthan. Most devotees of Amba mata and Gavri are members of the Bhil community of Rajasthan.1. An episode from the narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat', dedicated to the female deity of Ambav. The episode consists of a Jogi or an ascetic arriving with his eighty four disciples at the Baraliya Dham known for the great 'Bar' tree. The Bar tree had promised devi Ambav eighty four human sacrifices as she had saved the tree from the tortures of the underworld. The Bar tree therefore kills the eighty four disciples of the Jogi who realises upon returning from a short trip that all his disciples are dead. The episode is sung and narrated by a group of male singers with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. The narration alternates between sung verse known as 'Gav', and spoken elaboration known as 'Arthav'.
Date:: 1982-09-22
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Field recordings of the ritual narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat' at Undri village in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The ritual performance consists of narrating the story of Amba Mata, the female deity, with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. Amba is a female deity whose narrative is sung and performed during the Gavri festival in eastern Rajasthan. Most devotees of Amba mata and Gavri are members of the Bhil community of Rajasthan.
Date:: 1982-09-21
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Field recordings of the ritual narrative tradition of 'Ambav Bharat' at Undri village in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The ritual performance consists of narrating the story of Amba Mata, the female deity, with Dhak and Thali accompaniment. Amba is a female deity whose narrative is sung and performed during the Gavri festival in eastern Rajasthan. Most devotees of Amba mata and Gavri are members of the Bhil community of Rajasthan.
Date:: 1982-09-21
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Recording of wedding songs sung by a group of women of the Kalbelia community including Suva devi, Lachhmi devi, Luni devi and Chunni bai.
Date:: 2000-02-25
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Recording of wedding songs sung by a group of women of the Kalbelia communtiy including Suva devi, Lachhmi devi, Luni devi and Chunni bai, and one male singer, Padmaram.
Date:: 2000-02-25
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Recording of wedding songs sung by a group of women of the Kalbelia community including Suva devi, Puri devi, Dhapu devi and Jethi devi.
Date:: 2000-02-25
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Recording of wedding songs sung by a group of women of the Kalbelia community including Suva devi, Puri devi, Dhapu devi and Jethi devi.
Date:: 2000-02-25
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

Description:: Recording of storytelling session among three male speakers. This is followed by recording of songs sung by Fatibai and another female singer with Harmonium and Dholak accompaniment. The recording contains various kinds of ambient noises, the most prominent of which is the noise from the ceiling fan during Fatibai's songs.
Date:: 1981-10-08
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan

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