Music of Goa
Various Artists








Amelia Dias Group
Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)
Amelia Dias
Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)
Mussoll performed by the Amelia Dias Group
Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)
Bhisso Gaonkar (second from the left) and Group perform Gudulyo Gayan
Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)
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
Photo courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE)
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.
Track Listing
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Zagor Nomon (Invocation for Zagor) | Kanta Gavda and Rangamel | 4:45 | |
102
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Maloni (The Flower Girl) | Kanta Gavda and Rangamel | 3:16 | |
103
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Mahar-Maharin | Kanta Gavda and Rangamel | 3:02 | |
104
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Atomba Kutuba (Who Plays the Pestle?) | Amelia Dias and Group | 1:13 | |
105
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Vhoru cholon aila (The Wedding Day) | Amelia Dias and Group | 2:29 | |
106
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Dongre Pole (Going up the mountain) | Amelia Dias and Group | 4:28 | |
107
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Dhallo | Amelia Dias and Group | 1:12 | |
108
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Ranmale Naman (Ranmale Invocation) | Hanuman Seva Samiti | 4:18 | |
109
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Gauli Dhong (The Cowherd Sketch) | Hanuman Seva Samiti | 2:09 | |
110
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Garud (The Battle with Garud) | Hanuman Seva Samiti | 3:48 | |
111
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Kartika Mahine (The Month of Kartik) | Gyan Jyoti Mahila Mandal | 3:49 | |
112
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Devu Tore Satyanarayana | Gyan Jyoti Mahila Mandal | 1:38 | |
113
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Ganpati Deva | Gyan Jyoti Mahila Mandal | 1:01 | |
114
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Zhado | Bhisso Gaonkar and Group | 5:32 | |
115
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Bali (The Birth of King Bali) | Bhisso Gaonkar and Group | 5:09 | |
116
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A Ramayan episode | Bhisso Gaonkar and Group | 3:01 |