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Children learning songs under the guidence of Gazi Khan Barna
Gazi Khan Barna
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Gazi Khan of Barna is a distinguished Khartal player, a a great teacher and a cultural entrepreneur. He has worked extensively for safeguarding the music tradtion of his community and has his own organization, Pahchan. This picture shows him transmitting his art to to the children of the community.
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- Title: Children learning songs under the guidence of Gazi Khan Barna
- Creator: Gazi Khan Barna
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- About the craft: Manganiyars are hereditary communities of traditional folk musicians living mostly in the Barmer and Jaisalmer districts of western Rajasthan. Their music has survived decades owing to the Jajmani system which is fundamental to their art form and also a source of livelihood. The repertoire of Manganiyar music covers qawwali, sufi songs, bhajans and songs on life cycle, rituals, festivals. The community's identity instrument is the Kamaicha.
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