Start your musical journey by watching a beautiful video taken in Shillong (Meghalaya). Then discover which other forms of music and dance are being practiced by the tribal communities of the “Seven Sister States” today.
Khasi music revival – the stories of two young duitara players from Indian Tribal Heritage on Vimeo.
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List of states commonly referred to as the “Seven Sister States”
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Video | Banam lutes and fiddles of the Santal people – Jharkhand & West Bengal
Video | Celestial Dancers of Manipur
Video | Cultural traditions of the Halakki people – Karnataka
Video | Khasi musical heritage of Meghalaya
Video | Kota women’s dance: Shivaratri celebrations – Nilgiris – Tamil Nadu
Video | Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village, Part 1 of 2) – West Bengal
Video | South Gujarat tribal music documentation by Bhasha – Gujarat
Video | Tribes in Transition-III: “Indigenous Cultures in the Digital Era”
Video | Safe contents for educational use on many topics (music, visual arts and more)
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