Sohar- Lakhi Devi and Janaki Devi- Jharkhand
of Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology. American Institute of Indian Studies, in Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Collection, N63. Fieldtrip to survey varieties of Indian music in 1963-1964., 1:30:84 (New Delhi, Delhi State) , 1 min
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Sohar sung by two Hijra performers, Lakhi Devi and Janaki Devi at Ranchi. The song is accompanied by dancing with dhol and ghungroo. The song celebrates the birth of Krishna.
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Copyright Message
- Material sourced from the Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy Collection, Archive and Research Center for Ethnomusicology. Copyright Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy.
- Description
- Childbirth song
- Content Type
- Field recording (raw)
- Duration
- 1 min
- Anthropologist / Ethnographer
- Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Sohar
- Date Recorded
- 1964
- Series Number
- N63. Fieldtrip to survey varieties of Indian music in 1963-1964., 1:30:84
- Subject
- World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, South Asia: Indian Subcontinent, Cultural anthropology