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Gazi Khan Barna
Gazi Khan Barna2020
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Gazi Khan of Barna is a musician and a cultural entrepreneur. He specializes in playing the Khartal and is highly-skilled in the same. He has worked extensively for safeguarding the music tradtion of his community and has his own organization, Pahchan. Gazi Khan has travelled natioanlly and internationally and worked with legendary artists from around the world.
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- Title: Gazi Khan Barna
- Creator: Gazi Khan Barna
- Date Created: 2020
- Location: Jaisalmer
- 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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