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Dhaki: Traditional drummer of Bengal
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2012, Interviews, Underscore Records on February 20, 2012
This video features Dilip Das, a traditional Dhaki drummer from Bengal. The Dhak is a barrel drum made from buffalo hide and goat skin, and is played using bamboo sticks. The drum patterns played by these musicians are an important part of the festivities associated with Durga Puja in Bengal. This video showcases how the [...]
Avadhoot Gandhi: Religious and Folk Music of Maharashtra
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2012, Interviews, Marathi, Underscore Records on February 20, 2012
Featured here is Avadhoot Gandhi from Alandi, Maharashtra. He is accompanied by Bhavarth Dekhane & Vijay Sonavne (vocals), Haridas Shinde (dimdi, sambal, vocals), Abhay Nalge (harmonium), Rajesh Baghe (pakhawaj), and Pandurang Pawar (tabla). Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century Hindu saint whose religious commentaries are seen as significant contributions to Marathi literature. The musicians were [...]
Prachi Dublay – Adivasi Music from Gujarat
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2012, Gujarati, Interviews, Underscore Records on February 20, 2012
This video features Prachi Dublay, Ashok Gaikwad, and Nilesh Deshpande performing Adivasi music from the Tejgadh district in Gujarat. The repertoire presented by Prachi Dublay is interpretive, and comes from collaborative work she has done with tribal artists and community members at the Tejgadh Adivasi Academy in Gujarat. This performance took [...]
Religious Music from Maharashtra – Rambhau Pawar
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Marathi, Underscore Records on January 2, 2012
Rambhau Pawar
Religious and folk music genres have always involved communities at large and the pursuit in music in such cases is not necessarily restricted to professionals. The story of Rambhau Pawar is one such instance. Based in Satara, Maharashtra, Rambhau Pawar pursued his passion for music, despite being employed in the [...]
Ashok Ranade (1937-2011): Eminent Scholar, Musician, and Teacher
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Music, Underscore Records on December 1, 2011
Ashok Da. Ranade (1937-2011) was a Hindustani classical vocalist, musicologist, voice-culture expert, and an ethnomusicologist. He composed music for plays, documentaries and films. His writings in Marathi and English on music and theatre are widely appreciated and read throughout India and the world. Broad cultural vision, rigorous analysis, clarity and [...]
Folk Music of Maharashtra, Dhangar – Yuvraj Pujari Live at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video features Yuvraj Pujari and group from Washi District, Kolhapur city, Maharashtra. These artists belong to the Dhangar community, known for their traditional occupation of shepherding. In the evenings when the males gather, they sing and dance to entertain themselves. The younger members like Yuvraj Pujari have learned these [...]
Jogte – Folk Music of Maharashtra at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video showcases singers Bharghav Kamade (video left), Tanaji Bedekar (video center), and Mangal Bedekar (right). These performers are traditional jogtes from the Renuka temple in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Goddess Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is the deity of the ‘fallen’ in the Hindu pantheon. They are playing the chonka. This is [...]
Sanjay Awale, Halgi Player – Folk Percussion of Maharashtra at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video showcases artists Sanjay Awale, Sachin Awale, and Amit Awale. These performers are traditional folk percussion artists from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Sanjay Awale, video center, is playing the Halgi.
Baajaa Gaajaa: Music from 21st Century India is an annual three day event organized by Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.
Baajaa Gaajaa is dedicated to the [...]
Tribal Music of Gujarat – Somabhai Pawar at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Gujarati, Marathi, Underscore Records on July 27, 2011
Featured here are singers Somabhai Pawar and his brother Kherubhai Pawar. They are from a community of tribals known as Dang. They come from the Dang district of southern Gujarat. Somabhai plays the copper thali, known as Thaali Vaadan, while singing traditional narratives about famous rulers and deities. Somabhai, a fourth generation artist, learned this [...]
Folk Music of Maharashtra – Avadhoot Sudhir Gandhi at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Interviews, Marathi, Underscore Records on July 27, 2011
Featured here is singer Avadhoot Sudhir Gandhi from Alandi, Maharashtra. He is accompanied by: Bhavarth Dekhane & Vijay Sonavne (vocals), Haridas Shinde (dimdi, sambal, vocals), Abhay Nalge (harmonium), Rajesh Baghe (pakhawaj), and Rahul Kulkarni (tabla, dholak).
Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century Hindu saint whose final resting place or samadhi is located in Alandi near Pune. [...]