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Aditi Exhibition - Pabuji ri Par  -  ritual narrative - Rajasthan
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An episode of Pabuji ri Par performed by Ram Karan Bhopa with the Bhopi with Ravanhatha and Ghungru accompaniment. Pabuji ri Par is a ritual narrative sung with a painted scroll which depicts the life of Pabuji, a pastoral deity. This was recorded in connection with the exhibition Aditi which was part of the Festi...
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Aditi exhibition - Pallo latke - Bhat community - Rajasthan.
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A song 'Pallo Latke' sung by two male singers with Harmonium, Dholak and Manjira accompaniment. The musicians belong to the Bhat community of Rajasthan. This is a popular Rajasthani song sung by all communities. This was recorded in connection with the exhibition Aditi which was part of the Festival of India in th...
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Adomba (Track)
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"What a liar." Chorus: "Yes indeed, what a terrible liar." (Meant humourously) An attractive chorus with typical declining melody almost like a series of yodels.
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Ahume bangu okonda kuyenda njinga nityale (Field Card)
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This dance song is sung to wind up the evening and to show the dancing is at an end.
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Ahume bangu okonda kuyenda njinga nityale (Track)
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"My husband likes to roam, so I shall break his bicycle." These women were Ngoni, but singing in Nsenga the language of their forebears. The singign of the Ngoni is expecially interesting for the fact that tey sing in 2 distinct styles, that of the Zulu (Ngoni), their father's tribe and that their mothers' tribes...
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Ai lelo kwa Masula kotokoto (Field Card)
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Songs sung in the late evening after supper just before they go to sleep are a feature of the musical life of the Chewa it would appear. "Lembani kalata kwa masula nkutali-ee Yayi toto ine zilowe mu bus ndrama." "Write a letter to Masula saying it is very far. No I don't want to put money in the bus (pay for the b...
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Ai lelo kwa Masula kotokoto (Track)
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