Music of, by, and for the people. Explore Learn Join Shop. Browse By. Eastern Africa. Middle Africa. Northern Africa. Southern Africa. Western Africa. Central America. Northern America. Southern America. Central Asia. Northeast Asia. Southeast Asia. Southern Asia. Carlos Nakai Ute- Navajo contribute to motion picture and television scores, and the orchestral and choral compositions of Oklahoma-born composerconductor Louis Ballard Quapaw-Cherokee mark the beginnings of Indian symphonic and chamber music.
Powwows and tribal fairs held throughout the Great Plains provide opportunities to experience all musical styles and genres of today's Plains Indians, including generationsold traditional songs and dances as well as contemporary popular music.
Modern powwows and tribal fairs are celebrations of Native American culture and include displays of tribal arts and crafts, meals of traditional Native foods, and discussions of social and political issues in addition to the music and dance. They are as much community social events as dance performances. Music and dance include ceremonial performances restricted to initiated members of the tribe; competitive dancing featuring world-class performers of grass dances, fancy dances, jingle dress, and specialty dances; and the after-hours social dances referred to as "forty-nine" dances, the popular music and dance of younger tribal members.
However, smaller local gatherings offer insights into Indian song and dance in a more intimate setting that allows more interaction among performers and audience members. Burton, J. Heth, Charlotte, ed. Laubin, Reginald, and Gladys Laubin. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, XML: egp. Image credits.
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains David J. Wishart, Editor. The wide appeal of these songs can also be attributed to the lively rhythms with which they are accompanied. They have provided a repertoire for congregational purposes in temple services as well as in the many informal gatherings of devotees bhajan mandals which take place during the festival seasons.
Fading sounds: An Indian musical instrument with a rich history is on the cusp of extinction. The kinnera, which originated in 4th century CE, has only a dozen practitioners left, most in Telangana. When Balamma was younger, the residents of her village said, she would ride around on a horse, much to the awe of her Dakkali tribe. Fortunes changed with time. By the time Balamma died in December , she was penniless.
Balamma was among the dozen or so people in India still playing the instrument. The kinnera is a stringed instrument native to the nomadic tribes in the Deccan plateau, such as the Dakkali and the Chenchu. A kinnera performance involves vocals and music, and the ballads are sung primarily in rustic Telugu. But today, it is an all but forgotten practice. The kinnera has several variations — it comes with seven, nine, 12 or 13 frets.
The larger-sized ones have three resonators, while the smaller ones have only two. Much like the Saraswati veena, the instrument is made with organic materials. Its neck is crafted of bamboo, and the resonators from sun-dried and hollowed-out bottle gourds. Pangolin scales are used for the frets, and honey wax for binding.
There are many reasons for this decline [including] the lack of raw materials. With forest areas shrinking, it has become difficult to obtain the right kind of gourds and pangolins. A third reason is the dwindling patronage for the art form, which in turn discourages the younger generation from playing the kinnera.
The non-mainstream nature of the instrument is another factor. Unlike the drums, which are popular in rural areas even today, the kinnera requires special skills — both to make it and play it. Note : bold typeface added for emphasis; italics and diacritics seen in the original article are dispensed with in the above transcript.
It is also used by the local Mongoloid tribes of North Eastern India for the migrant workers who were brought in as indentured labourers to work in tea plantations during the colonial period. Tip : for up-to-date reports on the above mentioned communities, persons or issues, search select periodicals and web portals in the search window seen below:.
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