The music and dance lovers of the city enjoyed folk music and dance on Thursday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The event was held under Gamak Series.
Manisha Shastri from Maheshwar performed Nimari folk song and Bhil 'tribal dance' was performed by Kailash Sisodia from Dhar.
The presentation began with Shastri singing Ganesh Vandana, the first song to be sung on Ganesh Puja at the beginning of marriage - "Panchai kanchola panchai amrit kund bharia ho" followed by engagement song - "Raja Janak Ghar Shubh Ghadi Aati", invitation song - " Ho Sarasati, Suno Ho Ganapathi.
She then performed wedding songs like Kaho ko to bana, Kanku ree tiki mahari ralai-ralai jaye ", Hum to bani thi nahi aaya Ho bayan ji and farewell- "Fulda Vinanti tu to chali ho laakali.
On the stage she was accompanied by Sangeeta Sohni and Saloni Geete on vocal, on harmonium by Narendra Geete, on tabla by Praveen Geete, on cymbals by Jagdish Patidar, on Khanjari by Akshat Geete and Avi Geete on Dholak.
Shastri Akashwani Indore is a B high grade artist, you received singing from your father Kashinath Giteji in sacramental form, you have successfully performed your folk songs on Doordarshan and various prestigious forums.
The second performance was a Bhil tribal dance performed by Kailash Sisodia and fellow artists, Dhar, in which Bhagoria and Doha dances were performed.
The Bhils are the main tribes inhabiting the Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar and Barwani regions of Madhya Pradesh. The haats, which are held seven days before Holi in Phagun month, are danced with traditional colourful clothes, jewellery by Bhil youths and girls with full enthusiasm and enthusiasm, which is called Bhagoria dance. After harvesting, the community comes to these haats for year-round maintenance. In Bhagoria dance, various footsteps, Pali, Chakripali and Pyramid dance postures are the centre of attraction. Adorned girls dressed in colourful costumes and dancing in their hands, dancing is the typically traditional and supernatural structure.
Doha is a festival related to recognition. When the desire is complete, the doha is played from door to door for five days at the time of Deepawali. The young men and women of the village go door-to-door at night singing songs to the tune of drums, thali and paavali.
In the dance performance Ajay, Pratap Singh, Kalam Singh, Ida, Virendra, Rekha, Relam, Sarita, Sagar, Raveena, Nadan Singh, Kailash, Bhursingh, Bhurla, Chatar Singh and Bheru performed accompaniment in the dance.