Nāiyāndī Mēḷam ensemble (also known as Periya Nayanam ensemble; Kaliyappan Mela Cettu, Uṟumi Melam). The musicians include: A. K. Ganesan (tavil), I. P. Kurusāmi (nāgasvaram), M. Raman (tavil), Karutta Kannan (pambai), Kurusāmi (urumbi, urummi, uṟumi), unidentified (pambai, drum pair), unidentified (surpeṭī), unidentified (nāgasvaram), unidentified (tāḷam cymbals), and unidentified (timiri, small membranophone). 2. Rhythm & Instrument Demonstration. Saraswathi Swaminathan interviews the musicians about their instruments as they demonstrate the instruments. 3. Introduction of Musicians [Not included in the audio recording.] 4. Rāmar Kīrttanai. 5. Kirnaiyāndi. 6. Vannakkili (from a Tamil film). 7. "Laila O Laila" (from the Hindi film Qurbānī, 1982). 8.Arādhanā (from a Hindi film). 9. Kāvadi Cindu (folk song).
Bhāṭ women's dance, Rajasthani style, at the Hubli Free Settlement. The performers said that they are Kanjar Bhāṭ. They include Gopibai Sivlal (singer and dancer) and Ranjit (ḍholak). Items 5-7 were recorded on video cassette. 1. "Kamlivalo" refrain, performed. Same as the 1938 A. A. Bake recording, Bake 64.2 "Bhat dance with song," which was played back later. The performers said this is their song, sung at weddings just for enjoyment, and not part of the ceremony. 1.a. Kamlivalo" refrain performed a second time to record the words. Kamlivalo" means "the one wearing a blanket," referring to the Prophet Mohammed. "He sacrificed, gave us the Quran, gave us our faith." The singers were Hindu Bhats, but enjoyed singing and dancing to the song in Rajasthani style. 2. "Kamlivalo uska jo", sung in response to Bake 63.12 "Bhat dance with women's song." 3. Holi wedding song. One woman danced. The performers said they speak Hindi now, but are originally from Rajasthan and/or Gujarat. 4. Dhola Maru story. Holi song about Dhola Maru.
The Basavanneppa Band plays music during a wedding procession located at 35/1 Vardhappa Rd. The band includes 2 bass drums, 2 side drums, 2 snare drums, 3 clarinets, 6 baritone horns, 4 trumpets, 3 tubas, and a Casio electronic keyboard. Sounds of traffic can be heard in the recording. The male singer, Mahadev B. Tavare, sings some of the songs in falsetto (imitation female). Film songs. The second song is from Awara. The third song is a Casio solo instrumental of a Nagin melody.
Musicians, from the left at the beginning of the video: unidentified musician (pambai, drum pair), A. K. Ganesan (tavil), unidentified musician (surpeṭī), I. P. Kurusāmi (nāgasvaram), unidentified musician in white shirt (nāgasvaram), unidentified musician (tāḷam cymbals), M. Raman (tavil), unidentified musician (timiri, small membranophone), Karutta Kannaṉ, back to the audience (pambai), Kurusāmi (urumbi, urummi, uṟumi). Later, a musician with a sruti box (surpeṭī) is visible. <br/><br/>1. Nāyāndī. <br/><br/>2. & 3. Rhythm Demonstration and Introduction of Musicians. Saraswathi Swaminathan, archivist for the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, appears on the left to begin the rhythm demonstrations. Saraswathi Swaminathan interviews the musicians about their instruments. There are close-up views and demonstrations of instruments: timiri, tavil, pambai drum pair (loss of sound), tavil of A. K. Ganesan, pambai drum pair, pambai of Karutta Kannan, nāgasvaram instruments of I. P. Kurusāmi and the unidentified musician, surpeṭī, tāḷam cymbals (sound returns). <br/><br/>4. Rāmar Kīrttanai. Loss of sound begins (26:39).<br/><br/> 5. Kirnaiyāndi. <br/><br/>6. Vannakkili (from Tamil film). <br/><br/>7. "Laila O Laila" (from the Hindi film Qurbānī, 1982).<br/><br/> 8. Arādhanā (from Hindi film). <br/><br/>9. Kāvadi Cindu (folk song).
Bhāṭ women's dance, Rajasthani style, at the Hubli Free Settlement. Performers include Gopibai Sivlal (singer and dancer) and the Ranjit (ḍholak). Items 1-4 were recorded on audio cassette. <br/><br/>5. Garbha (a sopanā about cūrī) is a circle dance and song with clapping and one male dancer in the center. <br/><br/>6. "Gore gore Rādhā" is a circle dance and song with clapping and one male dancer in the center. <br/><br/>7. "Kamlivalo," sung and danced by Gopibai Sivlal. This was performed in response to the 1938 A. A. Bake recording, Bake 64.12 "Bhāṭ dance with women's song."
