This album captures songs of daily life among village women in a remote area in Bihar, India, sung in a language that is limited to that locale. The performances serve ritual functions such as anointing one's forehead with vermilion, praising goddesses, practicing sorcery and getting married. As none of the villagers is trained in music, their coarse songs are similar to each other except for the texts, which are provided in translation. Excellent notes provide a thorough study of the music's role in daily life, and it is for this, rather than any artistic merit, that such recordings are important.
Women's Songs from India,Various Artists,Rounder Select,India,Indian,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music
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Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FRA Release Date: 1994-10-11 |
Tracks:
- Light Cavalry Overture
- Little Fugue In G Minor
- Hora Staccato
- The Love For Three Oranges: March from The Love For Three Oranges
- Tambourin chinois
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
- Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries
- In the Steppes of Central Asia
- Oberon: Overture
- Rodeo: Hoedown from Rodeo
- Goyescas: Intermezzo from Goyescas
- William Tell: William Tell : Overture
Tracks:
- Poet And Peasant Overture
- The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Overture
- Lohengrin: Prelude To Act III
- Hungarian Dance No. 6
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: Solvejg's Song
- Der Freischutz: Overture
- Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
- Sleigh Ride
- Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles
- Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
- Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
- Gayne: Sabre Dance
Tracks:
- Reverie
- Jewels Of The Madonna: Dance Of The Cammoristi
- Suite No. 3: Air On The G-String
- Cradle Song
- Xerxes: Largo
- Serenade
- Sadko: Song Of India
- Gayne Suite No. 1: Lullaby
- Serenade
- Spring Song
- Serenade
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
- Quintet No. 11: Minuet
- Liebestraum
- None But The Lonely Heart
- Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
- Hansel And Gretel: Dream Pantomime
Tracks:
- Tales From The Vienna Woods
- The Skaters' Waltz
- Pizzicato Polka
- Wine, Women And Song
- Thunder And Lightning Polka
- Roses From The South
- The Count Of Luxemburg: Waltzes
- Music Of The Spheres
- Acceleration Waltz
- On The Beautiful Blue Danube
Tracks:
- Aida: Grand March
- Babes In Toyland: March Of TheToys
- Semper Fidelis
- Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature
- Yankee Doodle
- Up The Street
- The Damnation of Faust: Rakoczy March
- March Of The Siamese Children
- Caucasian Sketches: Procession Of The Sardar
- Sambre et Meuse
- The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
- Colonel Bogey
- Dixie
- American Salute
- Strike Up The Band
- Athalie: War March Of The Priests
- Karelia: Alla marcia
- Funeral March Of A Marionette
- Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
- Valdres March
- National Emblem March
- The Stars And Stripes Forever
Tracks:
- Cuban Overture
- Rhapsody In Blue
- El Salon Mexico
- Interplay: Gavotte
- Interplay: Blues
- Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
- The Typewriter
- George M. Cohan Medley: George M. Cohan Medley: Give My Regards To Broadway, Mary's A Grand Old Name, Little Nelly Kelly, You're A Grand Old Flag, You Remind Me Of My Mother, Harrigan, Yankee Doodle Dandy
Tracks:
- In The Mood
- Eleanor Rigby
- Stardust
- The Three-Penny Opera: Mack The Knife
- Love Is Blue
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- Love Me Tender
- The Syncopated Clock
- Laura
- A Man And A Woman
- Moonlight Serenade
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- The Brave Bulls: La Virgen De La Macarena
- Moon River
- Days Of Wine And Roses
- Mame
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- Jalousie
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Women's Songs from India
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004RJPA Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
Tracks:
- Mother Goddess Hymn (Gosauni)
- Mother Goddess Hymn (Gosauni)
- Boy's Birth Song (Sohar)
- Boy's Playful Birth Song (Khilauna)
- Wedding Song At Groom's Home (Beta Kumar)
- Bridal Separation Song (Samdaun)
- Song For Men's Rite In Wedding (Athongar)
- Song Protecting The Groom From Sorcery (Jog)
- Hymn To The Snake Goddess (Visahara)
- Morning Hymn (Parati)
- Mother Goddess Hymn (Mata Maiya)
- Hymn To A Village Deity (Braham)
- Song For Blessing The Bride (Parachan)
- Song For Rite Of Final Contact With The Bride By The Groom's Older Brother (Gurhethani)
- Gift Of The Virgin (Kanyadan)
- Gift Of The Virgin (Kanyadan)
- Application Of Vermillion (Sindurdan)
- Blessing The Bride And Groom (Cumavan)
- Song Sung In The Bridal Chamber (Kohabar)
- Hymns For The Chathi Fast (Chathi Mata)
- Boy's Birth Song (Sohar)
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