Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/69/27/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date25 July 1971
DescriptionAssembly of actuality recordings with Kali Dasgupta and music clips from Indian folk songs from North and East Bengal performed by Kali Dasgupta and recorded for 'Snowballs in Calcutta'.

Track 1: Kali Dasgupta performs a song 1.52 mins
Track 2: Kali Dasgupta introduces and performs a Punjabi anti-war song, explaining the meaning of the lyrics, edited together with discussion about his sense of class identity and the interest that Indian people have in folk song 4.37 mins
Track 3: Kali Dasgupta discusses Indian love songs and marriage songs, and the reality of marriage for many women, edited together with the his performance of a song 3.49 mins
Track 4: Kali Dasgupta discusses the work of Mahouts or elephant catchers, and the stories about them, and sings a song both unaccompanied and with percussion 7.28 mins
Track 5: Kali Dasgupta describes some of the stringed instruments he uses and talks about protest elements in fok songs, edited together with his performance of a song 7.02 mins
Track 6: Kali Dasgupta introduces a song about a boatman, and explains the meaning of the lyrics and the expression of socio economic conditions of life in folk songs, edited together with his peformance of a song 6.59 mins
Track 7: Kali Dasgupta tunes an instrument and explains about the use of the Ektara, edited together with his performance of a song 4.38 mins

Total: 36.27 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF534B0270480
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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