Tribal Music of India: The Muria and Maria Gonds of Madhya Pradesh
Various Artists
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
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101
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Karsar - Clan God Festival Music | Female and male singers | 7:24 | |
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102
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Marmi Pata - Wedding Song | Female singers | 3:58 | |
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103
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Dito Endana - Stilt Dance | Garhbangal ghotul dancers, drummers | 3:23 | |
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104
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Karsana Pata: Dippara Loporo - Recreational Song: In the Small Forest | Female and male singers | 4:33 | |
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105
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Kach Tehendor - Iron Jaw's Harp | Remawand ghotul musicians | 1:43 | |
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106
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Ghotul Pata - Tokaring Warawarang - Wagging Loincloth: A Taunting Song | Male singers | 2:06 | |
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201
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Forest Birds | n/a | 3:15 | |
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202
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Geri Endana - Dito Endana | Female singers | 4:47 | |
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203
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Hulki - Song for Lingo Pen, Founder of the Ghotul | Female and male singers | 3:28 | |
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204
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Chandu Binu - Kola Endana - Dandar Endana - Stick Dance | Female and male singers | 2:55 | |
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205
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Sulur - Flute Duo: Pargao Par, Anga Karsana Par | Garhbangal musicians | 2:24 | |
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206
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Dandami Maria Song | Borokameli musicians | 1:35 | |
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207
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Hill Maria Dance | Lanka male musicians | 1:57 | |
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208
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Hill Maria Song | Female singers | 1:15 | |
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209
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Hill Maria Dance | Dondimarka male musicians | 2:05 |
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