THE SONIC SPLENDOR OF RAJASTHAN

THE SONIC SPLENDOR OF RAJASTHAN

Director : PATRICK KERSALÉ | FULL HD | INDIA | Duration : 26′ | 2013

The traditional musical culture of Rajasthan originally developed in the crux of Hinduism and later, in the shadow of Indo- Muslim, is of a surprisingly rich and rare beauty. Musical instruments and dance poses have not failed to inspire artists when they decorate temples and palaces.
But the Maharajas, once generous patrons of artistic creation, are now deprived of their privileges thus depriving musicians of precious subsidies. However, thanks to their ancestral know-how, artists continue to play during religious rituals, at cattle fairs, during pilgrimages and at weddings where it is customary to splash out…

The number of parties held in Rajasthan is such that an old Indian proverb claims that Rajasthani celebrate nine times a week! And when artists are not playing at traditional ceremonies or festivals, they appear at tourist sites or play at festivals and in concert halls in India and abroad.

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