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Bihu

Various Artists
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Photograph by Utpola Borah. Courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
Photograph by Utpola Borah. Courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
Bihu performers pose with dhol and pepa. Photograph by Utpola Borah.
Courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
Bihu dancers at the Bohag Bihu Rangali Utsav in Guwahati.
Photograph by Utpola Borah. Courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
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Bihu is a popular community festival of Assam. There are three types of Bihu - Bohag or Rongali Bihu, Kati or Kangali Bihu, and Magh or Bhogali Bihu. The Bohag marks the advent of the seed time, the Kati marks the completion of sowing, and Magh marks the gathering of harvest. Of these three, the Bohag Bihu, which is the spring festival representing youth and fertility, is the most prominent. The Bihu songs and dances are an integral part of the Bohag Bihu festival. The songs are antiphonal in character and the lyrics are romantic in nature.

Track Listing

101
Sirip sirip kori nasa hera nasoni (Jeng Bihu dance music)
Bihu dancers in Majuli
 06:21  
102
Bihu- dhol pepa interlude (Music for the festival of Bihu - an instrumental interlude played by the dhol and pepa)
Various artists
 03:14  
103
Bihu- dhol-bahi interlude (Music for the festival of Bihu - an instrumental interlude played by the dhol and bahi flute)
Various artists
 01:58  
104
Toka Bihu- dehi oi lihiri kohua bon (Music for the festival of Bihu, accompanied by toka)
Various artists
 04:14  

Release Info

Catalog Number

ARCE00016

Label/Collection

Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)

Country(s)

India

Genre(s)

India, World

Language(s)

Assamese

Credit(s)

Rolf Killius - Recorder, Collector
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