Category Archives: Music and dance

Video | Hul Sengel: The Spirit of the Santal Revolution (1855) – Jharkhand

Posted on 13/05/2013 by website administrator

Watch a film produced on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Santal Hul ["Santal revolution" of 1855-56] >> Director and Producer: Daniel J. Rycroft, University of East Anglia Co-Director: Joy Raj Tudu (Indian Confederation of Indigenous & Tribal People) Co-Producer: D. … Continue reading →

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Documentation of tribal music of India by Bhasha and Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh – Gujarat

Posted on 28/04/2013 by website administrator

Times of India, Nov 6, 2011 VADODARA: Now, you will be able to peep into the life of tribals and even hum some of their songs. The Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (BRPC), which has taken up a project for … Continue reading →

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Memories of life in a remote Bhil hamlet on the Narmada river: “poor but not impoverished” – Maharashtra

Posted on 09/04/2013 by website administrator

Simple ways of life Yoginder Sikand, Dec 23, 2012 : Reflections It was almost three decades ago and I have only very hazy memories of the trip. We, a batch of university students, accompanied our Anthropology professor to a remote tribal … Continue reading →

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Shivaratri celebrations by the Kota community in the Nilgiri mountains – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 04/04/2013 by website administrator

View a video and two slideshows taken during Shivaratri, the main annual festival celebtrated by the Kota community Video | Kota women’s dance Video | Kota dance Slideshow | Kota dance and music Slideshow | Kota game More videos, slideshows and background information provided … Continue reading →

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Interview with Richard K. Wolf on his study titled “The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India”

Posted on 26/03/2013 by website administrator

Excerpt from an interview with Richard K. Wolf, author of an award-winning study of Kota culture: The Black Cow’s Footprint: Time, Space, and Music in the Lives of the Kotas of South India (Permanent Black, Delhi 2005 ISBN 81-7824-126-9) and University of Illinois … Continue reading →

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Interview on the award winning documentary “Have You Seen The Arana?”: A sojourn that takes you through the crests, troughs and flats of Wayanad – Kerala

Posted on 16/03/2013 by website administrator

Catherine Rhea Roy, The Hindu, Bangalore, March 14, 2013 Though Ningal Aranaye Kando has a bleak premise, filmmaker Sunanda Bhat injects it with the lightness of everyday occurrences, simple slice-of-life moments and hope for the future, finds Catherine Rhea Roy. [...] … Continue reading →

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Kanavu (The Dream) – video documentary by thirdeyefilms

Posted on 12/03/2013 by website administrator

This documentary tells the story of Kanavu (a commune of aadivasi children) in Wynad district in Kerala. The production started in 1998 and the film was completed in 2001. Date Visited: 12-3-13 Original video website More about Kanavu: press snippet … Continue reading →

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Video | Hanmi: A Treasure Trove of Oral Heritage – Karnataka

Posted on 23/02/2013 by website administrator

Published on Oct 13, 2012 Hanmi is the one of the few artists who has mastered the oral epic songs and other verbal art. She belongs to Gamokkalu tribe from Uttara Kannada district Karnataka. Sadly now Hanmi is the only … Continue reading →

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Video | 2012 tribal festival at the Central University of Jharkhand campus

Posted on 11/02/2013 by website administrator
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Durua, Bhumia, Gadaba and Kondh women receive respect from men for their inherent strength to lead the family and community forward

Posted on 06/02/2013 by website administrator

Ch. Santakar, The Hindu, KORAPUT, January 1, 2013 Women in tribal communities of Koraput district were safe for the well acknowledged traditional guidelines of life being adhered to by one and all including the young and old in the community, Paresh … Continue reading →

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Providing unique learning experiences: the family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center of the National Museum of the American Indian – Washington DC

Posted on 03/02/2013 by website administrator

Open every day, the interactive, family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center provides visitors of all ages with a multitude of unique learning experiences. Native peoples have always used the natural environments around them to meet their needs, and today many of their … Continue reading →

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Community-based volunteer-run radio station: a tool for revitalizing languages – Cultural Survival

Posted on 02/02/2013 by website administrator

Listen to flute player Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo who shares his thoughts on music in Native American culture – Living Voices Track 2 >> Language experts believe that 90% of the world’s estimated 6,000 languages could disappear entirely by the end of … Continue reading →

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Report on JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013 – Jharkhand

Posted on 01/02/2013 by website administrator

JAGWAR Santal Literary Meet 2013: Santal Onolia Helmel 2013 A Report The first Santal Literary Meet – in Santali named “JAGWAR: Santal Onolia Helmel” – was held at the Johar HRD Centre, Dumka, Jharkhand, on 23-24 January 2013. It began … Continue reading →

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Garo winter harvest festival: creating cultural awareness, generating employment – Meghalaya

Posted on 11/01/2013 by website administrator

PHEROZE L. VINCENT, The Hindu, November 24, 2012 View the slideshow by Pheroze L. Vincent here >> The Garo tribe of Western Meghalaya celebrates the winter harvest with a three-day festival. Pheroze L. Vincent watches the Garos climb oiled poles, burst into … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Santal village life – West Bengal

Posted on 06/01/2013 by website administrator

Impressions of village life, a school visit and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Vidyashram School. Guides: Santal educators Boro Baski and Sona Murmu. Photographs by Ludwig Pesch © 2012 Related posts Teaching Santal children by Boro Baski Santal village life … Continue reading →

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Voices from the forest: poetry inspired by the Irula way of life – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 06/01/2013 by website administrator

Akila Kannadasan, The Hindu, Coimbatore, November 25, 2011  On first sight, says Lakshmanan, he was appalled at their condition. “They had nothing. The education and health conditions of the people were very bad. They had no community certificates,” he says. Lakshmanan … Continue reading →

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The Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum in Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh

Posted on 31/12/2012 by website administrator

NIVEDITA N., The Hindu, December 31, 2012 The museum brings together culture, lifestyle, customs and beliefs of the various tribes hailing from different districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of the tribes represented here are Kondareddi, Bagata and Hill Reddi. The tribes … Continue reading →

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Motivated to preserve, activate and enjoy, propagate and develop Santal tribal culture – West Bengal

Posted on 29/11/2012 by website administrator

Excerpt from “Ghosaldanga Adibasi Seva Sangha – Did it make a difference?” by Martin Kämpchen [Lecture held at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, in a seminar on 12th February 2012 evaluating the work of  the Ghosaldanga Adibasi Seva Sangha on the occasion of its … Continue reading →

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Kaattumaina 1963 ‘jungle movie’ on tribal theme – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 27/11/2012 by website administrator

B.VIJAYAKUMAR, The Hindu, February 12, 2012 Indian films with the jungle as backdrop were inspired by Hollywood. Films like the adventures of Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, were very popular. ‘Jungle movies’ in India started with the … Continue reading →

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Video | Vayali Folklore Group – Nepal Film Fest documentary

Posted on 18/11/2012 by website administrator
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Adivasi song from Gudalur valley – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 18/11/2012 by website administrator

The music of Thudi (drum) and the Cheenam (wind instrument) is accompanied by dancing. The music is interrupted by extempore stories, where the dancers make fun of each other. Album: Putheri – Songs of the Adivasi (Track 8) © Adivasi … Continue reading →

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The dance went on: Adivasi self-assertion and networking during tribal cultural festival in Ranchi – Jharkhand

Posted on 16/11/2012 by website administrator

Mari Marcel Thekaekara (text and photo), The New Internationalist, 13 November 2012 Watching tribal dancing live and up close is a hugely different experience from watching it on telly. For the 40-strong Gudalur adivasi group, recently invited by the Central … Continue reading →

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The American Indian Heritage Foundation – USA

Posted on 12/11/2012 by website administrator

The American Indian Heritage Foundation was establised in 1973 to provide relief services to Indian people nationwide and to build bridges of understanding and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people. Through informative materials, special events, cultural sharing opportunities and this … Continue reading →

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Pulayar music – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 30/10/2012 by website administrator

The hill-tribes have a natural fondness for music and they are known for the preservation of ancient culture. The Pulayar tribe describe their melodies as talams. According to them, their melodies are derived from the cooing of birds such as … Continue reading →

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Santal musical instrument workshops – West Bengal

Posted on 23/09/2012 by website administrator

A workshop for the Santal flute called Tiryo and Murli was held 16th September 2012 at Ghosaldanga near Santiniketan. View a slideshow here >> The workshop marked the beginning of a major effort, namely to actively involve Santali villagers and youths in … Continue reading →

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