Jhumer or Jhoomar Naach: - Traditional Kosli Sambalpuri Folk Dance

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Out of the many folk dance that is still in practice from thousand of years in KOSAL region (Western Orissa)..JHUMER is a popular group dance of the KOSAL region (Western Orissa)This dance type named after the accompanying Jhoomar songs is current among the Mahanta and Munda communities of the Sundargarh district. Among the Mahantas the dance is performed by the men only. Among the Mundas the singers who accompany the dancers sing songs and the dancers follow them in chorus to the accompaniment of Madal. The Mundas are especially experts in this dance particularly in intricate foot steps, movement of hip and wrists and movement of body.It is performed during the Chaitra Parva, Karma Puja and Kali Puja. The name is derived from the accompanying jhoomar songs. Both boys and girls dance in a fast speed with peculiar movement of the hips and wrist. The wavy movement of the body is the peculiar characteristic of this dance.

Leaving apart the Koshali Language, the various types of exotic folk songs and dances which exist in the KOSHAL (western orissa) area give ample evidence of its speciality and originality. These songs and dances are not merely outbreak of emotions but finer elements of life and livings, scientifically fused into the rhythm of the percussion instruments of the region which spontaneously touches the heart; irrespective of caste, creed, sect, religion and time. Any human being who sincerely hears the music of the songs and dances, feels the vibration- in its body, heart and mind..

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• Jhumer
• Jhooma
• Kosli Sambalpuri Folk Song
• Kosali
• Kosli
• Koshali
• Kosal
• Koshal
• tribal dance
• Munda
• western orissa

[meghasini]

This is lovely .. elevating !

Could you tell me if this song is available anywhere in the web to download ?

Congratulations to the music team behind this song. They have created a very nice song :)