Ambavadi - wedding song - Achar Khan Manganiar - Rajasthan
of Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology. American Institute of Indian Studies, in Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Collection, N78-2.N78-B. Five-week fieldtrip to India (Delhi, Rajasthan) to continue research on kathputli puppetry, Rajasthani performing groups and to attend the meetings of the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences in New Delhi. Audio recordings made on Nakamichi 550 and Soni TC 150. Photographs on Minolta XD 11. 15 cassettes., 1:178:84 (New Delhi, Delhi State) , 4 mins
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- A song 'Ambavadi' sung by Achar Khan with Kamaicha, Khartal and Dholak accompaniment. Ambavadi or mango orchard is a wedding song sung to the bridegroom by the bride's family who promise to plant one in his honour. The mango plant symbolises the well-being of family. The song is followed by a recitation of the lyrics of the song by Achar Khan.
- 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.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 4 mins
- Anthropologist / Ethnographer
- Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Wedding Music
- Date Recorded
- 1978
- Series Number
- N78-2.N78-B. Five-week fieldtrip to India (Delhi, Rajasthan) to continue research on kathputli puppetry, Rajasthani performing groups and to attend the meetings of the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences in New Delhi. Audio recordings made on Nakamichi 550 and Soni TC 150. Photographs on Minolta XD 11. 15 cassettes., 1:178:84
- Subject
- World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, South Asia: Indian Subcontinent, Cultural anthropology