Music from India
Bianam, Assamese wedding song
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Type
sound
Duration
00:04:21
Cultures
Assamese
Shelf mark
RK DAT 60
Recording date
2002-01-17
Recording locations
In courtyard of traditional bamboo-mud house, Bishnupur village, Majuli, Jorhat, Assam
Performance occasion
Noon
Performers
Punashari Saikia (singer, female), Lili Tamuli (singer, female), Lakhayprava Hazarika (singer, female), Bhogashri Borah (singer, female)
Recordist
Killius, Rolf
Description
These four singers from Majuli island perform a Bianam wedding song. The song is usually sung in the bride’s house when the bride is getting ready to go to the groom’s house. The female singers, supported by birds, are Punashari Saikia, Lili Tamuli, Lakhayprava Hazarika and Bhogashri Borah. The artists belong to the Assamese community and Assamese belongs to the north Indian language group.
Metadata record:
Bianam, Assamese wedding song
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