Langa Mangniyars of Rajasthan in Shilpgram Festival 2009 (Udaipur).

UdaipurPlus.com captured Langas Mangniyars of Rajasthan during Shilpgram Utsav (Festival) 2009 in Udaipur.

The Langas and Mangniyars are folk singers of wetern Rajasthan, mainly hail from the districts of Jaiselmer and Barmer, who remember thousands of songs which are sung on various occasions like marriages, child birth, festivals etc. In the houses of their patrons. Though Muslims by birth, they are closely linked since generations to both Muslim and Hindu families of their patrons called Jajmaans. Most of their songs are in devotion of Hindu gods, which are passed on to them from generation to generation by oral traditions Whatever be the occasion, a t the house of Jajmaans, the Mangniyars and Langas are there with the appropriate songs and music. During annual festivals and festivities related to rituals like engagements, marriages, births and even the sorrow of separation from beloved, these professional artists are called upon to sing and play in homes and temples, and aare remunerated for their services by their patrons in different ways. The music of this community borders on the classical, a s much in their mastery in singing, as in their virtuosity in playing various instruments, the Kamaycha, Sarangi 9 a string instrument played with a bow ), the Murli, the Surnai, the Algoza 9 wind instrument ), Kahrtal ( type of castanets ), Harmonium and the Dholak. They are accompanied by musical instruments like Sarangi, Kamaycha, Khartal, Morchhand, Algoza, Dholak, Satar, Murli, Sarnai and Harmonium.

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Music

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• Langa Mangniyars Rajasthan
• Folk Music of Rajasthan
• Indian culture
• Fairs and Festival of India
• Shilpgram Festival
• Shilpgram Fair
• Shilpgram Utsav 2009
• Shilpgram Udaipur

[iamanwer]

i suppose that is swaroop khan before indian idol.