Dumka, Jharkhand, 22-24 January, 2017

Listen to a song from this session

1. Famine Song

Artist:
Kairabani Villagers
Composer:
Traditional
Form:
Don
Song region:
Santhal Parganas


2. Boge Gupi Do

Artist:
Babita Murmu
Composer:
Traditional
Form:
Dasain
Song region:
Santhal Parganas


3. Jugi Song

Artist:
Babita Murmu and Others
Composer:
Traditional
Form:

Song region:
Santhal Parganas


4. Bake's footage at Harinsingha

Artist:

Composer:

Form:

Song region:



5. Harinsingha Dancers

Artist:
Women and men of Harinsingha
Composer:
Traditional
Form:

Song region:
Dumka, Jharkhand







We went on this trip on the trail of Arnold Bake’s Santal recordings of March 1931. We went to Kairabani where Bake had recorded students at the Baptist mission school.

Babita Murmu’s Boge Gupi Do was sung in response to Bake’s recording of the same song, which can be heard here: https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Arnold-Adriaan-Bake-South-Asian-Music-Collection/025M-C0052X1641XX-ZZZZV0 (accessed 25 July 2018).