Manganiyar folk music
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Manganiyar folk music is a traditional form of devotional and narrative music from Rajasthan, India, performed by hereditary Muslim musician communities using instruments like the kamaicha and dholak.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manganiyar folk music canonical | 1 |
| Manganiyar musicians | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devotional music
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folk music tradition ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ narrative music ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Manganiyar ⓘ |
| contemporaryDevelopment | stage and festival performances in India and abroad ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of Hindu–Muslim shared cultural practices
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symbol of Rajasthan’s musical heritage ⓘ |
| language |
Marwari
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Rajasthani dialects ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
complex rhythmic patterns
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drone-based string accompaniment ⓘ ornamented vocal lines ⓘ |
| patronageTradition | hereditary patron-client system ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
courtyards of patrons
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public cultural festivals ⓘ rural Rajasthan ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Manganiyar folk music
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Manganiyar musicians
hereditary Muslim musician communities ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
dholak
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kamaicha ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Rajasthan ⓘ |
| relatedGenre | Langa folk music ⓘ |
| relatedRegion | Thar Desert ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic devotional practice ⓘ |
| tempoRange | slow to fast depending on song type ⓘ |
| theme |
Sufi poetry
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devotional songs ⓘ genealogies of patrons ⓘ heroic ballads ⓘ love and separation ⓘ |
| traditionalFunction |
performance at births
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performance at festivals ⓘ performance at life-cycle rituals ⓘ performance at weddings ⓘ praise singing for patrons ⓘ |
| traditionalPatrons | Rajput Hindu families ⓘ |
| trainingMode |
family-based apprenticeship
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guru–shishya tradition ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
algoza
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dholak ⓘ kamaicha ⓘ khartal ⓘ sarangi ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | call-and-response singing ⓘ |
| vocalTexture | solo voice with ensemble accompaniment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manganiyar musicians