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The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv catalogue describes Ranjan Shaha as Bettelnder Berufssänger from Kasba in…
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- The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv catalogue describes Ranjan Shaha as Bettelnder Berufssänger from Kasba in Birbhum, which suggests an itinerant singer who lives by madhukori or collecting alms. Ranjan Shaha was a honey-gatherer. Arnold Bake recorded him in Santiniketan on two cylinders (Bake India II/81 and 82) in November 1931, the exact date is not known. He sang two songs, ‘Amar nai parer kori’ and ‘Michhe keno bhabona re mon’, playing the bowed sarinda. Both songs are about making the spiritual journey through life to reach the other shore—the first alluding to the Radha and Krishna story, where Krishna is the rower of the boat on the river of life and Radha is the one making the crossing. The second is a contemplation on the mind and mindless living.
- Place
- RangpurLocation is approximate — known to district level.
- Date
- Date unknown
- Collection
- The Travelling Archive
- Persistent ID
- BDMA-R-000358
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- APA
- The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv catalogue describes Ranjan Shaha as Bettelnder Berufssänger from Kasba in Birbhum, which suggests an itinerant singer who lives by madhukori or collecting alms. Ranjan Shaha was a honey-gatherer. Arnold Bake recorded him in Santiniketan on two cylinders (Bake India II/81 and 82) in November 1931, the exact date is not known. He sang two songs, ‘Amar nai parer kori’ and ‘Michhe keno bhabona re mon’, playing the bowed sarinda. Both songs are about making the spiritual journey through life to reach the other shore—the first alluding to the Radha and Krishna story, where Krishna is the rower of the boat on the river of life and Radha is the one making the crossing. The second is a contemplation on the mind and mindless living.. (n.d.). The Travelling Archive. Shurer Manchitra. https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000358 Original: https://www.thetravellingarchive.org/listening-ranjan-shaha/
- Chicago
- "The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv catalogue describes Ranjan Shaha as Bettelnder Berufssänger from Kasba in Birbhum, which suggests an itinerant singer who lives by madhukori or collecting alms. Ranjan Shaha was a honey-gatherer. Arnold Bake recorded him in Santiniketan on two cylinders (Bake India II/81 and 82) in November 1931, the exact date is not known. He sang two songs, ‘Amar nai parer kori’ and ‘Michhe keno bhabona re mon’, playing the bowed sarinda. Both songs are about making the spiritual journey through life to reach the other shore—the first alluding to the Radha and Krishna story, where Krishna is the rower of the boat on the river of life and Radha is the one making the crossing. The second is a contemplation on the mind and mindless living.." Recorded in Rangpur. n.d. The Travelling Archive. Shurer Manchitra, BDMA-R-000358. https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000358. Original at https://www.thetravellingarchive.org/listening-ranjan-shaha/.
- Persistent URL
- https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000358