INDIAN TRIBAL CULTURE - Music


INDIAN TRIBAL CULTURE – Music

India has been a land of many legendary musicians and singers, who, with their talent, have managed to capture the attention of the entire world. The same can be applied to that of Indian tribal music. Indian tribal music is a reflection of the rich, cultural heritage of the country.

Karsar is one popular form of Indian tribal music that is common to the Muria tribes, belonging to the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. It is also known as the clan–God festival music and is played as the final event in the harvest festival, in hopes of reaping abundant harvests in the coming years.


Marmi Pata is a popular song among the tribes of Central India. It is a form of tribal music that is performed as part of wedding festivities. This form of music is performed in forests, on full moon nights, with a majority of natural instruments. The music is played with a majority of instruments like the buffalo horn trumpet and the old Indian flute.

Karsana Pata is an old form of tribal recreational music, popular in the regions of Bastar. This music is played as a means of pleasing the Gods as well as for recreational purposes. The Mandri drum is the prominent musical instrument used in this form of music and is played by a skilled musician. It is a form of music where drums play a significant role.

The Indian Tribal musical instruments are generally manufactured by the musicians themselves, making use of materials like coconut shells, animal skin, pots, etc. The instruments used in Tribal Music include horse hair violin, duduk, bamboo flutes, santoor, sitar, etc.





Indian Tribal Music with its closed-group form of ethnicity is remarkable in the sense that it can never be studied in isolation from the social and ritual contexts of the people concerned. Tribal music possesses a well-built community basis. Indian tribal music contributes greatly to the cultural and traditional wealth of India.

Comments

  1. BlogFebruary 11, 2019 at 8:22 PM

    This blog gives information of the various music of Tribes and also how the musical instuments are manufactured. It is so interesting.
    Varshaa,R

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  2. imaginatively creativeFebruary 11, 2019 at 10:14 PM

    The blog is a great work, explains about how indian tribal music contributes to the rich cultural heritage and also about the different music available for different events.
    G.Abirami

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  3. UnknownFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:51 AM

    G.Hamsika
    The music forms of tribal community is rhythmic . It was like a sweep over the ancient history when I was reading it.

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  4. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 7:17 AM

    Did not know there is so many music forms. - Archita. T. Menon

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  5. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 8:49 AM

    Knowledge of their musical talent imbibes a new respect and admiration for the tribes of India.
    Faadila Aisha

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