Gurbani Kirtan

Gurbani Kirtan           Category: "home" In 1994, during my fieldwork on dhrupad, I was introduced to Gurbānī kīrtan by Bhai Baldeep Singh, whose repertoire includes masterpieces that were originally composed by the Sikh Gurūs...

Dhrupad

Dhrupad           Posts by Rita Giacalone (Page 3) From 1992 onwards, I have engaged in extensive research on dhrupad, a medieval genre of Indian vocal music. Dhrupad is the most authentic expression of northern Indian classical music,...

Rabindra Sangeet, the music of Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindra Sangeet, the music of Rabindranath Tagore           Posts Tagged "Rabindranath Tagore" My association with Rabindra Sangeet, the music composed by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, goes back to my childhood. Tagore was my...

Folk Music of West Rajasthan

Folk Music of Rajasthan documenting tradition of nomadic tribes Kalbelya, Manganiar, Langa, Bhopa                   Home » Posts Tagged "India" In 2010-2011 I spent a year in the Thar desert in Western...