Tribal Music of India: The Muria and Maria Gonds of Madhya Pradesh

A buffalo-horn trumpet, the hakum, announces the joyful harvest festival and varying types of drums called mandri, kotoloka and kundir take over. A group of women chant antiphonally in leadership of the wedding festivities. Men dance on stilts, creating an intoxicating rhythm that is guided by drums. This is a snapshot of the musical practices found within the Bastar district of India, a region mostly comprised of tribal groups including the Muria and the Gonds.

Track Listing

101	Karsar Muria boys and girls, Nayanar ghotul	07:24
102	Marmi Pata Muria girls, Remawand ghotul	03:58
103	Dito Endana Muria boys, Garhbangal ghotul	03:23
104	Karsana Pata: Dippara Loporo Muria youths, Remawand ghotul	04:33
105	Kach Tehendor Two Muria boys, Remawand ghotul	01:43
106	Ghotul Pata: Tokaring Warawarang Two Muria boys, Remawand ghotul	02:06
201	Forest Birds Birds recorded at Remawand ghotul	03:15
202	Geri Endana Muria boys and girls, Nayanar ghotul	04:47
203	Hulki Muria boys and girls, Garhbangal ghotul	03:28
204	Chandu Binu Muria boys and girls, Nayanar ghotul	02:55
205	Sulur Music: Pargao Par / Anga Karsana Par Two men playing flute, Garhbangal	02:24
206	Dandami Maria Song Madia girls, Borokameli	01:35
207	Hill Maria Dance (1) Madia men, Lanka, Abujmarh hills	01:57
208	Hill Maria Song Madia women, Lanka, Abujmarh hills	01:15
209	Hill Maria Dance (2) Young men of Dondimarka, Abujmarh hills	02:05