Pasea Village 5/62

This session documents a traditional Indo-Trinidadian musical repertoire. Performances include tassa drumming, religious songs, wedding songs, and work songs.

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy and Chattergoon Moonsamy about performance practice, instruments, and biographies

Interview with performers about drums, performance practice, and biographies

Funeral drums/song

Sacrificial drums

Wedding drums/song

Interview with performers about drumming technique and wedding song text

Wedding drums (I)

Wedding drums (II)

Nagara

Steel band drums

Dingolay

Talk/ambience

Tilawa

Talk/ambience

Houri

Kalenda drums

Dhunput

Nabi Sarbat

Sada-han

Caburna

Olara

Thumri

Bhajan (I)

Lullaby

Interview with Mrs. Afrose Mohammed about lullaby

Work song (I)

Work song (II)

Work song (III)

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about his biography and work songs

Work song (IV)

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about his biography

Unidentified Madrasi song

Bhajan Pandus

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about Bhajan Pandus

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about Tiln Linge (I)

Tiln Linge

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about Tiln Linge (II)

Bhajan (II) (false start)

Bhajan (II)

Interview with Mr. Moonsamy about bhajan

Interview with unidentified man about Hindu philosophy and social practices in the Indo-Trinidadian community

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