Folk Music & Musical Instruments of Punjab
: from Mustard Fields to Disco Lights/Alka Pande. Ahmedabad,
1999, 128 p., photos, music CD, $66. ISBN 81-85822-62-X.
Folk Music & Musical Instruments of Punjab
: from Mustard Fields to Disco Lights/Alka Pande. Ahmedabad,
1999, 128 p., photos, music CD, $66. ISBN 81-85822-62-X.
Contents: Preface. 1. What is 'folk'?. 2. The fourfold heritage. 3. Folk songs and the lifecycle. 4. The musical map of Punjab? 5. Culture-bearers. 6. The instruments. 7. Instrument makers. 8. Folk music and musicians in contemporary society. 9. Vanishing traditions. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography.
"This book explores the rich but little-known world of Punjab folk instruments. With case studies and directories and tracing the birth, development and current status of over 70 instruments from the northern state of India, the book is must for lovers of folk traditions and those interested in world music."
[Alka Pande is at present the Chairperson, Department of Fine Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh.]