Sidi Goma in concert

Sidi Goma

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The Mugarman footed drum.

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Dancing with the Malunga.

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Sidi Hamid Yacoob dancing with the damal drum.

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Sidi Malungbhai playing the Malunga.

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Sidi drums during Khari Damal.

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Badshah Iqbal, Nangasi leading the shrine repertoire.

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Sidi Damal dance with Mai Misra.

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Badshah Sabbir playing the Mugarman.

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Sidi Khari Damal dancing-1.

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Sidi Khari Damal dancing-2.

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Sidi Khari Damal dancing-3.

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Sidi Goma is a group of African Indian Sidis from Bharuch District in the state of Gujarat. Sidi Goma present a range of Sidi music and dance adapted from the participational rituals in the central shrine to their African saints. Among the genres they perform is the damal dance also known as goma. The Remembered Rhythms tour of seven Indian cities organised by the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology of the American Institute of Indian Studies was the first presentation of Sidi Goma's full length program.