Dr. Madan Meena
Jogi a semi-nomadic community from north India, especially Rajasthan, is a sub-group of the Kalbelia community, which is listed by UNESCO under the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Jogis worship Shiva and they draw their lineage from him. Their oral repertoire has references to…
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Joep Bor writes about the prominent Sarangi players and families associated with it.
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This article by Joep Bor is about the history of Sarangi in India.
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In this article, Joep Bor traces the origin and history of bowed instruments in India.
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This article by Joep Bor is about the classical sarangi, used in classical music, the makers of the instrument and the techniques involved in playing it.
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This article by Joep Bor is a study on the different types of Sarangis played across India.
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Report by Komal Kothari on a survey and documentation of folklore in Sirohi district (Rajasthan) carried out by the Rupayan Sansthan and the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai, which describes the music of different tribes and castes, and associated rituals, social relations, the roles of…
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In this article, Komal Kothari describes how he and Vijaydan Detha established Rupayan Sansthan in 1960, wanting it to be 'wholly "saturated" with the oral tradition of the inhabitants'. An introduction to the music, ballads, practices and lore recorded in the thousands by the institute for…
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The three-day Harballabh Music Festival which is held at Jalandhar annually in the last week of December is one of the oldest classical music festivals of north India. It is renowned for the performance of all the ‘greats’ of Hindustani music, from Bhimsen Joshi to Zakir Hussain.
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