Dandiya

North-West Indian Folk Dances

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North-West Indian Folk Dances North-West Indian Folk Dances Kalbelia Dance One of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by the Kalbelia snake-charmers community. The Kalbelia dancers wear long black skirts embroidered with silver ribbons. As they spin in circle, their body sways acrobatically, sway sinuously to the accompaniment of Pungi, dufli and plaintive … Read more

Modern Indian Music and Folk Music

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Modern Indian Music and Folk Music With the British rule came western music, Indians adopted some of their instruments such as violin and clarinet to suit the demands of Indian music. Orchestration of music on stage is a new development. Use of cassettes replaced oral transmission of tunes and ragas. Modern Indian music Performances which … Read more