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Syncretism and Adaptation in Rasiya, a Braj Folksong Genre,
- Author(s):
- PETER MANUEL (see profile)
- Date:
- 1994
- Item Type:
- Article
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/nkp5-sp25
- Abstract:
- Under the the impact of the mass media, capitalist socio-economic relations and other aspects of modernity, many lndian folk music genres have declined visibly and even disappeared, and it maybe tempting to conclude that folk music as a whole has suffered in the twentieth century. However, a number of significant folk music genres have not o n l y s u r v i v e d b u t f l o u r l s h e d i n the e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y , i n s o m e c a s c s by virtue of their ability to syncretize elements from other traditions.One such genre is rasiya, which, in its various substyles, is, the most popular and widespread folk music genre of the Braj region. In this article I focus on the most prominent forms of rasiya, outlining aspects of their textual and melodic syncretism, suggesting how these features contributed to the continued appeal of the genre.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
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