c atalo g d e ku ltu re m u sic
2010 - 11
catalog 201011
fi rstedi ti on,2010 pri nted i ni ndi a thi scatalog i spubli shed bydekulturemusi c pri vateli mi ted. no partofthi spubli cati on maybereproduced or transmi tted i n anyform orbyanymeans,electroni c or mechani cal,i ncludi ng photocopy,recordi ng orany otheri nformati on storageand retri evalsystem, wi thoutpri orpermi ssi on i n wri ti ng from thepubli sher. marketed & di stri buted bydekulturemusi c pri vateli mi ted. websi te :www. dekulture. com emai l :i nfo@dekulture. com telephone:+911412700926 +911414023967 copyri ght2010dekulturemusi c.allri ghtsreserved.
ABOUTTHECOMPANY setupi n 2005,dekulturemusi c( p)ltd.presentlyhasaportfoli o ofover50albumsand 700tracksfrom 500 tradi ti onalsi ngersand i nstrumentali sts.thecompanygi vesequali mportanceto documentati on & populari zati on oftradi ti onalmusi c and theneed oftheentertai nmenti ndustry.ourlargeand evergrowi ng archi veserves di sci pli nesli kefolklori sti c,performancestudi esand ethnomusi cology.si multaneouslyourendeavorsi n album publi shi ng,li veshows,di gi taldownloads,mobi leri ng tonesand li censi ng,helppromotethearti sts,thei rmusi c, tradi ti onsand culture.i n depth research ensurethatalong wi th themorepopularfolkmusi c,largenumberof relati velyunknown arti stsand genresarealso broughtto thenoti ceofawi deraudi ence.oureffortsareto take musi c awayfrom generi c homogenei tyand show i tsfulldi versi ti es.each audi o recordi ng i saccompani ed wi th detai led i nformati venotes,and photographs,whi ch arefurbi shed i n allalbumsforbetterappreci ati on of each genre. dekulturemusi c stri vesto gi vetheli steneraflavourof‘ authenti c musi c’oftheregi on.tradi ti onalarti sts areencouraged to chooseand record songsand tunesthatrepresentthei rtruecultureand genre.onlythose musi cali nstrumentswhi ch haveaccompani ed thesesongssi ncegenerati onsareused duri ng recordi ngs.efforts aremadethatthesound captured i sasclose,to whatonewould heari ni nformalli veperformancesi n theregi on wherethemusi c hasevolved and prospered forcenturi es. thefi eld recordi ngsarean i nteresti ng mi xoftechnologyand rusti c craft,capturi ng thearti st’ sperformancesi n thei rnati vi ty.localarchi tecturei sstudi ed and recordi ng studi osarei denti fi ed orspeci allybui ltforeach locale usi ng i ndi genousmateri alli kecow dung,mud,thatch,wood,etc.thesenaturalformshelpi n capturi ng theti mber and i nnatereverberati on ofsound wavesmosteffecti vely,transporti ng theli stenerto thecornersofthe subconti nentfrom wherethemusi c ori gi nated.forthi ski nd ofmusi c,theaestheti csofsuch recordi ngsare found to befarsuperi orthan themostmodern form ofdi gi talstudi o recordi ngs.no arti fi ci alsound effectsare added duri ng mi xi ng and masteri ng ofthetracksand onlytheclashi ng frequenci esarefi ltered,thusretai ni ng theauthenti ci tyofthesound.alloftheabovearedonewi thoutcompromi si ng on thequali tyofthemusi c, performanceorsound. allofthesetogethercombi neto gi veagenreofworld musi c whi ch wecall‘ authenti c musi c’ .
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kutch
dkm004a
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unheard raj asthan
dkm026a
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footpri ntsi n thedesert
dkm021a
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thar
dkm023a
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thetri balrhapsodi es
dkm024a
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gli mpseofkutchimusi c
dkm005a
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soundsofraj asthan
dkm003a
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kahekabi ra
dkm029a
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gli mpseofraj asthanimusi c
dkm002a
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sufikalam
dkm030a
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byah
dkm025a
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teejand gangaur
dkm027a
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raj asthan
dkm001a
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pushkar
dkm015a
14
released albums
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soundsofkutch
dkm006a
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mereram
dkm028a
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ramtaj ogi
dkmrj 020g
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banrabanri
dkmrj 013r
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udj arikurj an
dkmrj 010s
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j atadhari
dkmrj 018r
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dkmrj 017r
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bavrimeera
dkmrj 012r
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band baj a
dkmrj 014m
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fari yad
dkmrj 009g
24
dhamaal
dkmrj 022g
25
sanchadev-babaramdev
dkmrj 019r
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j aharvi r-shrigogapi r
dkmrj 016r
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asalrati j ogo
dkmrj 011s
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released albums chhammakchhallo
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loungei n punj ab
dkm059a
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rabbamereya
dkm050a
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dhadhi
dkm044a
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punj abipotpourri
dkm051a
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j att
dkm045a
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nachdaphi rey
dkm051a
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unheard punj ab
dkm041a
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shabad
dkm043a
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callofthesoul
dkm035a
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j angam
dkm031a
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qaul
dkm038a
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madei n punj ab
dkm061a
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thestrangeborderwagha
dkm036a
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bmast
dkm037a
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unpubli shed albums
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bandeyani ndi an mysti que
dkm056a
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beyond
dkm046a
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mysti calpunj ab
dkmpb058p
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groovesofpunj ab
dkm040a
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unpubli shed albums
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Kutch
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hi salbum featuresallthedi fferentgenresofvocaland i nstrumentalmusi c tradi ti onalto thekutch regi on ofi ndi a. thedi versemusi calformsi ncludekaafi ,dhorr,maulud,bheth, waai ,dastaan,dohachhand,si ndhi kutchibhaj ans,lagan geetalong wi th severalmore.i tcontai nsperformancesof over125arti stsfrom di fferentcommuni ti esofthedi stri ct.
catalog i d dkmOO4a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental& vocal|genreworld musi c
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unheard raj asthan
‘ Unheard rajasthan’containsmusicscripted in different
di alectsfrom thestatesuch asmarwari ,dhundhariand shekhawatii n ararecombi nati on wi th accompani mentof tradi ti onali nstruments.thealbum i sacompi lati on ofmusi c from acrosstheregi on whi ch hasstrangesound,rare rhythms,peculi armelodi esorgenerallyverydi fferentki nd ofmusi c.vari ousculturalgroupsli kethenayak,meghwal, mangani ar,langa,meerasi ,brahmi n,khati ,j at,hari j an,bhopa etc bri ng to theforethei rpeculi arrepertoi reofmusi c and combi neto createan eclecti c mi x.
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catalog i d dkm026a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genreworld musi c
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Footpri ntsI n TheDesert
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hevari oussoundsthatflow overthelandscapeof raj asthan arecombi ned togetheri n thi salbum to show the di sti ncti vei nstrumentsand melodyofthi sculturallyri ch place.Thedesertlandscapewi th i tsdi sti ngui shi ng sand dunes,vastopen landsand thepeculi arculturethathas developed i n theregi on togethercombi neto createa di sti nctmusi c whi ch hassurvi ved theonslaughtofti me. thi salbum compri sesoftherecordi ngsoftradi ti onal i nstrumentsli kethealgoza,chang,flute,kamaycha, rawanhatta,Satara,sarangiand mashakalong wi th several others.
catalog i d dkm021a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genreworld musi c
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thar
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hethardesertofraj asthan and thepeoplewho i nhabi tthevastnessofthi sland areculturally di verseand peculi ari n themusi c theyperform.the passi on thatdri vesthem to playsuch rhythmsand melodi esi sunsurpassed.thevoi cesthatrenderto tunethecommon man’ sli feand hi sbeli efi n an expressi on ofmusi c arehonest,forthri ghtand reflecti onsofali feli ved i n thedesert.numerous communi ti esperform musi ci n thardesert,someof who arethebheel,dholi ,langa,bhopa,meerasiand meghwal.thesecommuni ti esarevi talto the culturali mageoftheregi on forthewaythey handlean orchestraofi nstrumentsli kealgoza, suranda,been,satara,rawanhatta,chang,bansuri , ghunghroo,dholak,khartal,and manj eerabesi des otheri nstruments.
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catalog i d dkm023a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genreworld musi c
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Thetri balrhapsodi es
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hi salbum ‘ tri balrhapsodi es’attemptsto capture theessenceofsomeofthemosti ndi genoustri bes ofraj asthan thatarerooted i n tradi ti on and offeraprofi leoftheregi on thati salmoston the vergeofexti ncti on.thetri bessuch asthemeenas, sahari as,and bheelsbri ng to thei rmusi ca parti cularunderstandi ng ofhow thei rli ves functi on and whatbri ngsthem j oy.thi s compi lati on oftri balmusi c showcasesthei r celebrati on oflove,peace,marri age,chi ldbi rth and death.thetri bali nstrumentsperformed i n thi salbum li kemashak,nagadi ,j hanj har,madal, dholaki ,chi mta,chhotadhol,rawanhattaetc. i ssymboli c to thei rrusti c yetevolved understandi ng ofsound.
catalog i d dkm024a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental& vocal|genreworld musi c
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Gli mpseOfKutchiMusi c
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ocated on thewesternmostti pofi ndi a,kutch i si nhabi ted bycommuni ti eswho tracethei rori gi nsfrom si ndh, paki stan,mai nland i ndi a,persi a,afri ca,centralasi aand europe.thesecommuni ti esfrom di verseori gi nshavecome togetherto createari ch musi calheri tage.thealbum contai nstracksfrom di fferentgenresoftradi ti onalfolk musi c whi ch i slargelyperformed bythecommuni tyasa passi on than professi on.thearti stswho haveperformed i n thi salbum areengaged i n an arrayofprofessi onsli kecattle herdi ng,farmi ng,blacksmi thy,truckdri vi ng,dai lywage labor,manufacturi ng ofhandi crafts,auto ri ckshaw dri vi ng, etc.asameansoffuelli ng thei rsustenance.
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catalog i d dkmOO4a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genreworld musi c
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SoundsOfRaj asthan
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compi lati on ofthetradi ti onalfolki nstrumentalsfrom theregi on ofraj asthan,thi salbum contai nsmusi c from somerapi dlydi sappeari ng i nstruments.thealbum contai ns thestunni ng melodi esoftradi ti onali nstrumentsli ke algoza,bhapang,rawanhatta,nagara,morchung,been, duph,banki ya,dhol,sarangi ,khartaland manymore.
catalog i d dkmOO3a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genreworld musi c
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KaheKabi ra‌.
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ahekabi ra’i sauni quecompi lati on ofthecolloqui al flavorofdevoti on i ni ndi aand acomprehensi ve i ntroducti on to understandi ng thewaysofgod through thesi mpleversesofthecelebrated i ndi an sai ntkabi r. performed bythemangani ar,meghwaland nath j ogi communi ti es,musi c translatesi nto comprehensi on when thesoundsoftandoora,harmoni um,khartal,chi mta, dholakand manj i rablend i n effortlesslywi th thesonorous lyri ci sm ofthebhaj ansattri buted to sai ntkabi r.
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catalog i d dkm029a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genretradi ti onalmusi c
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Gli mpseOfRaj asthaniMusi c
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hi scompi lati on showcasesthedi fferentformsof tradi ti onalvocalmusi c ofdi fferentpartsofraj asthan.the tracksarerelated to festi vals,nupti als,devoti onaland otherri tualsprevalentamong thelocalcommuni ti es. thealbum contai nstradi ti onalmusi c ofsufi si ndhi , kalbeli ya,bhopabhopi ,langa,katheri ,mewati ,manganyar and kanj arcommuni ti eswho havebeen keepi ng i tali vefor severalgenerati ons.
catalog i d dkmOO2a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genreworld musi c
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sufikalam
Asufikalam tracestheislamicphilosophyofsufism
through di alecti c.sufikalamsareconversati onali n toneas theterm kalam drawsfrom thearabi c forspeech.thesufi kalam i nterpretsallah’ swordsto hi sdevotees,akalam expressi ng thefai th thatGod i san absoluteenti tyand no attri butecan beassoci ated wi th hi m.sufikalamssuggest thatwhen man becomesonewi th god,an i ntenseprocessi n i tself,hebecomesatrueparti san ofj usti ceand uni ty. i nhabi ti ng theborderofi ndi aand paki stan,thesufisi ndhi communi tyarewellknown forthei rhi stori calassoci ati on wi th musi c and thei rdi sti ncti vestyleofmusi c.Thi salbum contai nssomeofthei rtradi ti onaland popularsufikalams.
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catalog i d dkm030a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genreworld musi c
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BYAH
Byah,asynonym ofwedding isan occasion thatis
celebrated wi th greatfanfarebynotj usttwo fami li esbut theenti recommuni ty.thesound oftradi ti onali nstruments performed duri ng weddi ngsenhancestheri chnessof revelry.wi th thei rdi sti ncti verhythmsand melodi es,the dhol,thali ,shehnai ,nagada,mashakand brassband performed i n aperfectcadence,bri ngsto thi soccasi on theharmoni ousfacetsofmarri ageand themagi c of uni son.
catalog i d dkm025a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genretradi ti onalmusi c
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Festi valsofLoveTeejand Gangaur
‘ Love’asaconcept,hastraditionallyplayed an important
parti n theli vesofthepeopleofraj asthan.‘ teej ’and ‘ gangaur’ ,both festi valsareacelebrati on ofuni on,fi deli ty, mari talbli ssand lovethateventuallycomesali vewi th passi on.both festi valsmarkthemomentwhen lord shi vaand hi swi feparvaticometogetherto symboli zeaj oyousuni on. thi salbumscompri sesauthenti ci nstrumentalsofdhol, thaliand brassband whi ch setthemood and tempo ofthe festi vi tyand arealso symboli c to teejand gangaur.
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catalog i d dkm027a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genretradi ti onalmusi c
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Raj asthan
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hesetof2cd’ spackaged i n atradi ti onali ntri cately created raj asthanihandi craftsmateri alcontai nsatotalof 30outstandi ng trackspertai ni ng to 12di fferent communi ti es.each ofthesecommuni ti esbri ngsforth a uni quefragrancerepresenti ng theregi on ofthei rori gi n. therepertoryhasdevoti onalsongs,amoroussongs,festal, pastoraland nupti alsongsaswellasepi sodi csand threnodi es.
catalog i d dkmOO1a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental& vocal|genreworld musi c
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Pushkar
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neofthemostholyplacesofthehi ndus,pushkari saprehi stori c pi lgri magecenter.thei nfluxofpi lgri msprovi ded patronagefordevelopmentofvari ousmusi calgenreswhi ch arepeculi arto theregi on.beari ng atesti monyto the locali zed cultureofmusi ci n pushkarand i tvi ci ni ty,thi s album compri sesofvari ed performancesofthefolkarti sts who perform i n adi vergentarrayofstylessuch asthebrass band,thebhaj ansand thefolksongsofthekalbeli yas, bhopabhopiand thedholi samong others.apartfrom thi s, thealbum also consi stsofrecordi ngsofraretradi ti onal musi cali nstrumentsli kethemashak,poongi ,rawanhatta, dhol,tandoora,dafliand numerousothers.
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catalog i d dkm015a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental& vocal|genreworld musi c
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SoundsOfKutch
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eaturi ng tradi ti onalfolki nstrumentali stofkutch,i ndi a playi ng thei rtradi ti onaltunes,thealbum gi vesyou an i dea oftheuni quenessofthemusi c oftheregi on.contai nsmusi c ofi nstrumentsli kesurando,j odi apava,murli , ghadoghamdo,dakla,santaar,morchung,khartaal, manj eera,shehnaiand nagara.
catalog i d dkmOO6a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genreworld musi c
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MereRam
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ereram,i sahomageto lord ram who ri sesfrom amortal astheruleroftheki ngdom ofayodhyato ami ghtyand benevolentlord who bui ldsacultvalueforhi mselfthati s unparalleled.ram i ssymboli c ofi ndi an cultureand setsthe i ndomi tablehuman wi lli nto acti on to pursuethe uni magi nableand adhereto j usti ce.thi salbum showcases thebhaj ans,folktaleand dancesongsofram’ sbenevolence wi th an assortmentofi nstrumentsli kechang,bansuri , tandoora,khartal,dholak,j hanj ar,khanj eera,chi mta, Manj eera,nagadietc.thedi verseculturalgroupsofthe sahari a,meena,brahmi n communi tyand thenath j ogicult captureram’ scompassi on i n vari ati onsthati si ntegralto the cultureofraj asthan.
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catalog i d dkm028a|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genretradi ti onalmusi c
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RamtaJ ogi
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enounci ng theworld and allofi tsworldlypleasures, theramtaj ogii saperson who choosesto pursuethetruth i n devoti on and searchesfortheonetruemeani ng ofli fe. traversi ng thepath towardsthelord,theramtaj ogii s constantlyon hi squestmovi ng from regi on to regi on li ke thei ncessantflow ofwater.ali vi ng representati on ofthi s i sbabunath j ogi ,who recreatestheli vesofthegopi chand, ki ng ratan si ngh,lord shi vaand othersthrough musi cal talesi n thi salbum.thesongsareperformed i n an emoti onal and entertai ni ng form and arequi tesi gni fi canti n context to thei ndi an mythology.
catalog i d dkmrj 020g |arti stbabunath j ogi|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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BanraBanri
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heaspectofglori fyi ng theaspectsoflovehasbeen an i ndeli bleand i ntri nsi c partofthecultureofraj asthan. severalsongshavebeen composed aboutthegri evanceof separati on,thej oyofuni son and themagni fi cenceoffamed loversfrom hi storyi n raj asthan.sung duri ng soci al festi vi ti es,marri agesand forpersonalpleasure,thesongsof lovehavebeen elementali n shapi ng thedi sti ncttradi ti ons ofraj asthan.thi salbum compri sesthevari ed assortmentof lovesongsthataresung through outtheregi onsof raj asthan and i tsdesertsi ni ndi a.
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catalog i d dkmrj 013r|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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Udj aRiKurj an
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hemyri ad beautyofraj asthan and i tsvari ed huesof culturalexpressi on areencapsulated i n thi salbum.each song representstheemoti vestateofwomen who long for thei rhusbandswho arei n di stantlandsi n search of sustenanceand li veli hood.thefeeli ngsofdespai rand cravi ng aresentto thei rhusbandsi n farofflandsthrough thefli ghtofmi gratorybi rdsalso known as‘ kurj an’ .the songsi n thi salbum aresymboli c ofthehopethatthewomen haveand areperformed to somehow allow theuni son ofthe estranged wi feand herhusband.
catalog i d dkmrj 010s|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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J atadhari
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healmi ghtylord shi vai sknown byseveralnamesbyhi s devotees,oneofthem bei ng ‘ j atadhari ’ .accordi ng to the hi ndu mythologytheterm ‘ j atadhari ’meanstheonewi th long hai r.legend and anci enttextstellusthatlord shi va i si nseparablefrom paravati ,hi swi fe.thi si scomprehended by thefollowersas‘ shi vshakti ’and theyoften si ng i n prai seof thi ssupremebond.thi salbum contai nsthedevoti onalprai se ofthedi sci plesfrom vari ouspartsofraj asthan who celebratethestrength oftheceaselessbond oflovebetween lord shi vaand hi swi feparvati ,along wi th shi va’ spenance forgood ofmanki nd.
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catalog i d dkmrj 018r|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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ChhammakChhallo
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hesongsofexuberanceand froli c arei mmenselypopular i n themusi callyexpressi vestyleand cultureofraj asthan, i ndi a.theyarewi delyperformed duri ng numerousfesti vi ti es, fai rsand otherculturalfesti valsthatcelebratetheaspect ofj oy.taki ng on theform ofoutri ghtlybold someti mes to transformi ng i nto asophi sti cated form ofhumor,thi s styleunabashedlyuti li zeslocalslang i ni tsmelody.thi s album consti tutessomeofthehugelypopularmusi c that hascarved outaplacefori tselfamongsttheotherfolk smash hi tsfrom recentti mesi ni ndi a.
catalog i d dkmrj 017r|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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BavriMeera
Creating and putting to tunemorethan 200devotional
songs,born apri ncess,‘ mi rabai ’wasacelebrated hi ndu mysti calpoetwho li ved duri ng the15th centuryi ni ndi a. mosthi stori ansbeli evethatshehaspenned over200 devoti onalsongs.however,vari ouscommuni ti essi ng thousandsofsongswhi ch theyattri buteto thi spi oussai nt. hi ghlyacclai med forthei ri nherentpuri tyand truedevoti on to thelord kri shna,thebhaj ansof‘ mi rabai ’havebeen sung throughouti ndi a.thi salbum bri ngsbhaj ansattri buted to ‘ mi rabai ’and sung bythearti stsoftheregi onswhereshe wasborn and spentherli fei n raj asthan.
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catalog i d dkmrj 012r|arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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Band Baj a
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aki ng on awholenew form and genre,thebrassband style ofmusi c thatwasbroughtto i ndi awi th theadventofthe coloni alrulehascometo becomean i ntegralpartofi ndi a. ori gi nallycreated bythebri ti sh forthearmed forces,the brassband stylehasi mbi bed thelocali zed culturesofthe regi onsofraj asthan.thebandsthatdotthelandscapeof raj asthan havestarted i ncorporati ng thi sstyleto accompanythetradi ti onalfolksongsaswellasthe classi calmusi c.thi salbum compri sesofthemostexqui si te musi c ofthei ndi genousbrassbandswho putto rhythm an arrayoftradi ti onalfolktunesthatarealmostacentury old.
catalog i d dkmrj 014m |arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryi nstrumental|genrefolkmusi c
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Fari yad
Bearing thetitleofthemostcelebrated sufisaintthatever
trudged thelands,‘ khwaj amoi nuddi n chi st’ ili ved i n aj meri ndi a.born i n theyear1141,‘ khwaj amoi nuddi n chi sti ’ represented peacei n alli tsformsand stood asthei con for deeppassi on and broughtsweepi ng changesacrossthetenets ofdevoti on i ni slam ti llheli ved i n 1230.asasymbolofhope to numerouspeopleacrossthelands,peoplehaveoften flocked to thedargah ofthekhwaj awho i sknown to have fulfi lled thewi shesofthetruebeli evers.prai si ng hi sdi vi ne waysthrough thei rsongsknown as‘ qawwali s’ ,thestaunch followersand devoteesof‘ khawaj amoi nuddi n chi sti ’bri ng forth tremendouspassi on i n thei rqawwali s.thi salbum bri ngstogethersomeofthemostfamousand celebrated qawwali sofarti stsfrom aj mer.
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catalog i d dkmrj 009g |arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genreworld musi c
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Dhamaal
Conventionally,thepeopleinhabiting theregion of
shekhawatii ni ndi awereknown fortheregreatlovefor musi c and i ntri catelysophi sti cated form ofmelody.sung by malearti stswi th theuseofchangs( si mpleflatdrums)and flutes,‘ dhamaal’wastradi ti onallysung duri ng holi–the festi valofcolor.tradi ti onallythearti stswho perform thi sstyleofmusi c do notperform forcommerci alpurposes and allow otherpeopleto j oi n therevelryofsong and dance.malearti ststhatperform the‘ dhamaal’style someti mesoutfi tthemselvesi n women’ sclothi ng apartfrom an arrayofotherstrangecostumestheyputon i n orderto bri ng moreshadesto theperformance.
catalog i d dkmrj 022g |arti stvari ousarti sts|categoryvocal|genrefolkmusi c
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SanchaDevBabaRamdev
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egarded asthei ncarnati on oflord kri shna,‘ ramdeoj i ’a folkdei tyofraj asthan spentallhi sli fei n upli fti ng the downtrodden.thi spri ncewho li ved theli feofasai nt duri ng thefourteenth centuryi nI ndi ai srevered as ‘ ramshah pi r’ ,who i sbeli eved to havepossessed mi raculous heali ng powersand treated peoplefrom farand wi de. advocati ng theaspectofequali tyforall,‘ ramdeoj i ’orbaba ramdevtreated theri ch and poorwi th equalamountsof love,graceand equali ty.di sci plesand beli eversofbaba ramdevhaveputtogetherdevoti onalsongsi n prai seof thei rlord i n thi salbum.
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evered bythepeopleofraj asthan,‘ gogaj i ’ ,afolkdei tywas apri ncewho i srevered forhi swi lli ngnessto fi ghtthemost i mpossi blewarsforari ghteouscause.respected byboth the hi ndusasgogaand bythemusli msasj aharpeer,‘ gogaj i ’i san i mmenselypopularlocaldei tywi th almostallvi llageshavi ng accorded ascared placeforhi sworshi p.somecommuni ti es haveatradi ti on ofcalli ng localfolksi ngersto si ng the talesofhi sli fe.thesesi ngers,accompani ed bythei r tradi ti onali nstrumentcalled ‘ deru’ ,danceand si ng devoti onalsongsi n theprai seofgogapi r.thi salbum consi stsofmusi caltalesthatdenotethevari ousstages i n theli feofsai nt‘ gogaj i ’ .
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ung conti nuouslythroughouttheni ghtto thegodessi n li eu oftheboon bestowed upon thedevotees,thi salbum bri ngsto li ghtthetruedevoti on ofthemewatipeoplei n eastern raj asthan.thesongsi n thi salbum reflecttheutter reli gi osi tyand i mmensedevoti on ofthi scommuni ty.
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