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Culture of Rajasthan
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brightness of its life, the legends of its heroism and romance are
all captured in the vibrant and evocative music of this desert land.
There is a richness and diversity in Rajasthani music which comes
from a tradition that is old and undisturbed, and from a culture that
has imbibed the best from its neighboring states of Sindh, Gujurat,
Malwa, Mewar, Haryana and Punjab.
Music which rich evocative
heroic plaintive and joyful governs all aspects of Rajasthani lives. The voices
both male and female are strong and powerful. The numerous songs sang by the women
reflect the various feminine moods and strong family ties that govern their lives,
Peepli and Nihalde are songs imploring the beloved not to leave her or to return
to her as soon as he can.
There are songs about the family comparing every
member to the numerous ornaments worn by women. The festivals of gangaur and teej,
celebrating marital bliss and the brief but splendid moonsoon of Rajasthan call
for special songs without which no celebration is complete.
Men and women
of Rajasthan sing devotional as well as festive songs. Songs by the saint-poets
like Kabir, Meera and Malookdas are part of the folk repertoire. They are sung
all night during the raatjagas (all night soirees spent singing devotional songs)
which are held as thanks giving to a particular deity. The resonant singing of
the Rajasthani folk is accompanied by music from simple instruments like the Baara
and Algoza, that usally give a beat or a drone to offset the poetry.
Fairs
and festivals bring an even greater riot of colour and music into lives of these
desert people .Holi the festival of colours,brings forth the joyous,lively rhythms
of the change and dhamal songs Marriage ,childbirth ,the visit of the son-in-law,
all call for song and music. Even children have their own special songs called
the saanjhi and the Ghulda. Favorites that are sung at all times are the Panihari
Eendoni, the famous Kurjan Digipuri-ka-raja and the Rasiya songs of the Braj region.
 The
hard life of the desert dwellers made them seek means of making life
more pleasant by developing their artistic talents. There are many
traditional communities who are professional performers and their
skills are handed down from generation to generation. The Bhat and
Charans are bards, who could inspire the Rajput warriors with accounts
of heroic deeds by whipping up patriotic flavor or even ridiculing
the royal families with their satire.
The wandering balladeers, like the
Bhopas who sing about the Marwar folk hero-Pabuji, travel from village with their
phad painting and rawan hahha entertaining people with their ballad. There are
many singing communities in Rajasthan known as the Dholis. Also known by other
names like Mirasis, Dhadhis, L angas, Manganiyars, Kalbelias, Jogis, Sargaras,
Kamads, Nayaks or Thotis and the Bawaris.
Today their musician be heard
all over the state and is pepular even on the national & international circuits.
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