Music of Goa

Amelia Dias Group

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Amelia Dias

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Mussoll performed by the Amelia Dias Group

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Bhisso Gaonkar (second from the left) and Group perform Gudulyo Gayan

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Hanuman Seva Samiti perform Ranmale

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Kanta Gavda and the Rangamel group perform Zagor

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Kanta Gavda playing the Ghummat

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This is a selection of music from Goa representing a variety of performance forms including oral epics, mythological dance drama, social drama, and songs from seasonal festivals and community rituals. The collection features songs from the repertoire of Zagor—ritual theatre; Ranmale—mythological dance drama; Dhallo and Fugdi—women’s ritual songs; and Gudulyo Gayan—oral epic. The recordings were made in Goa with performers from various communities who perform with traditional musical instruments.