About 70 Gond and Dhulia Tribal artists from Dhindori district of Madhya Pradesh gave performances on traditional musical instruments and presented Saila tribal dance at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum on Thursday. In the midst of this, the resonating soothing sound of musical instruments like timki, shehnai, flute, dphala, gudum baja and others played by Gond and Dhulia Tribal artists enthralled the audiences.
Presented in group of male and female members in colourful attries, Saila Tribal Dance is performed in many variations. The dancers swing in sync to the beats of percussion instrument. They try to match their steps with the tempo of the beat thus exhilarating the pace and ambiance on a whole. The dancers form a circle while dancing and the way they are in harmony with the other dancer is worth watching.
Tribals generally rejoice themselves by singing and dancing and further to communicate happiness and celebrations in adjoining forests or areas Tribals select music as a best medium. Sound of dhol, nagada, timki, maandal together gives the feel of forest or jungle.
Timki is a musical instrument which is tied to waist and played by small sticks. This instrument gives tempo to dancers in Saila and Karma dance. Timki is like small bowl in shape which is covered with leather on top. This instrument is very popular in tribal areas.
This performances of recital of musical instrument will continue till Tuesday, October 31 and the timings would be from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM.