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Pabuji ki Pad
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Pabuji
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| an Indian Mythology story; Pabuji story | |
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| Sound recording, story, song and discussion; Pabuji ki Pad epic singing and scroll storytelling, sections of the epic cycle of Pabuji, from Indian mythology performed by unidentified artists, at the Cultural Co-operation Indian Music Village Festival, at Orlean's House, Twickenham, London 31st July 1991. | |
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| Introduction to the performance; the role of the scroll and to the key characters in the epic of Pabuji, followed by a demonstration of the instrument (Ravanhatha or Ravanhattho) used to accompany the performance. An invocation of Pubuji and a performance of a section of the epic of Pabuji through song and story, with some interpretation. This is followed by some disucssion and questions which include comments on improvisation, memory, the use of music and the melodies played, the relationship between rhyme, song and prose in the performance, the use of the scroll, the non-linear aspect of the depiction of the story on the scroll, the role and nature of performance. | |
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| Pabuji is a medieval hero-god from Western Rajasthan. The principal form of worship of this god entails the nighttime singing, by bard-priests or Bhopos of an oral epic of stories of Pabuji's deeds, his life and death. This telling takes place in front of a long painted cloth, 'par' or 'pad', which illustrates the story as it is told and functions as a temple to the deity. The epic is sung, chanted and told through song, poetry and prose in the Rajasthani language. Bhopos generally accompany themselves with music on a stringed fiddle or on a pair of earthen drums. Bhopos often perform with their wives, but some perform with their aunts, their brothers or their sister in law, who will sing accompaniment and use an oil lamp to light the sections of the scroll to illustrate the story as it is told. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
| language:- | Rajasthani language; English |
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| condition:- | fair |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 1 hour, 0 minutes, 50 seconds |
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| storytelling; singing; discussion:- |
storyteller; bhopo male / Indian / Rajasthani |
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| storytelling; singing; discussion:- |
singer female / Indian / Rajasthani |
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| storytelling; singing; discussion:- |
Master of Ceremonies; interpreter male / Indian |
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| origin:- | India Rajasthan, West |
| programming & administration:- |
programmer; administrator: Cultural Co-operation |
| storytelling; singing; discussion:- |
Twickenham, London, England: Orleans House
31 Jul 1991 festival: Indian Music Village Pabuji Scroll Storytelling |
| gift from:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty |
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