The British Library The British Library An-oinitam, Mishing song RKDATX0059XX-01 RK DAT 59 A popular dance tune from the An-oinitam genre, sung in Mishing language. Oinitam are love songs and An-oinitam are agricultural and fertility songs. The Mishing (Tibeto-Burman language group) is the single largest community on Majuli island (around 40 percent of the population). The following musical instruments are used: The side blown flute tu:tog tapong, the small cymbals lupi and the horizontally played dumdum drum. The young male musicians are: Horeswar Pamegan (tu:tog tapong), Nitya Regon (lupi) and Urmesh Regon (dumdum). The female singers are: Liza Moni Pamegan (lead singer), Nipre Pamegan, Purnima Pamegan, Pupa Regon, Dipamoni Regon, Dipali Regon, Junti Regon, Bagom Pamegan and Pratima Regon. Mishing Horeswar Pamegan (tu:tog tapong) Nitya Regon (lupi) Urmesh Regon (dumdum) Liza Moni Pamegan (lead singer, female) Nipre Pamegan (singer, female) Purnima Pamegan (singer, female) Pupa Regon (singer, female) Dipamoni Regon (singer, female) Dipali Regon Junti Regon Bagom Pamegan Pratima Regon Killius, Rolf 2002-01-13 On harvested rice field under trees just outside Sonapara village, Majuli, Jorhat district, Assam. Noon An-oinitam, Mishing song Horeswar Pamegan et al Music from India 2002 © The British Library Board 00:01:52 48000 16 2 00:01:52 44100 16 192 kbps 2 00:01:52 44100 16 128 kbps 2 WAVE file RKDATX0059XX