Ethnomusicological Study of a Tribal Musical Instrument: Mandar Making in Jharkhand
By: Ohol, Ashok
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BookPublisher: Man In India Description: 104 (3&4), 2024: p.153-170.Subject(s): Mandar, Tribal musical Instrument, ethnomusicology, Organology of tribal musical instrument and indigenous knowledgeSummary: Classifying musical instrument into various categories has been the main preoccupation
of the organological studies for quite many years. It is in recent years the field has been viewed
from various perspectives connecting it to ethnomusicology. Just as any other social phenomenon,
musical instruments, and the process of making them are integral part of socio-cultural melee of
tribal society. This article focusses on Mandar, a most common percussion instrument found among
the tribal communities in Jharkhand. It delves deep into the ingenuity and indigenous knowledge
of the community that makes mandar. While doing so, it elucidates socio-cultural context of the
community that makes Mandar. The exploratory research is based on primary data collected over
a period; the paper assumes importance in absence of such research on tribal musical instruments. - Reproduced
https://serialsjournals.com/abstract/74102_1-ahok.pdf
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Classifying musical instrument into various categories has been the main preoccupation
of the organological studies for quite many years. It is in recent years the field has been viewed
from various perspectives connecting it to ethnomusicology. Just as any other social phenomenon,
musical instruments, and the process of making them are integral part of socio-cultural melee of
tribal society. This article focusses on Mandar, a most common percussion instrument found among
the tribal communities in Jharkhand. It delves deep into the ingenuity and indigenous knowledge
of the community that makes mandar. While doing so, it elucidates socio-cultural context of the
community that makes Mandar. The exploratory research is based on primary data collected over
a period; the paper assumes importance in absence of such research on tribal musical instruments. - Reproduced
https://serialsjournals.com/abstract/74102_1-ahok.pdf
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