RecordingChattogram

Sunil had recorded his mother in his studio, and the accompanying khol player was Bhramacharimayum Gopiromon…

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Title as given by the source: Sunil had recorded his mother in his studio, and the accompanying khol player was Bhramacharimayum Gopiromon Sharma. Sunil wrote to me: ‘She learned all the above songs from her late guru Gurumayum Bhagendra Sharma. According to her, the lyrics are translations from Bengali texts and her guru just taught them his compositions and she is not quite aware as to how and from where it was compiled by him. It’s more like in the mode of guru shishya parampara [the oral tradition of the guru passing the song to the pupil], the way they have learned these songs over a period of several years. I have not myself quite dug into this form of music in detail till now; further research is needed in terms of highlighting and understanding this dying art form known as monorshai– a kirtan style of music prevalent in Manipur.’
Place: ChattogramLocation is approximate — known to district level.
Date: Date unknown
Collection: The Travelling Archive
Persistent ID: BDMA-R-000376

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APA: Sunil had recorded his mother in his studio, and the accompanying khol player was Bhramacharimayum Gopiromon Sharma. Sunil wrote to me: ‘She learned all the above songs from her late guru Gurumayum Bhagendra Sharma. According to her, the lyrics are translations from Bengali texts and her guru just taught them his compositions and she is not quite aware as to how and from where it was compiled by him. It’s more like in the mode of guru shishya parampara [the oral tradition of the guru passing the song to the pupil], the way they have learned these songs over a period of several years. I have not myself quite dug into this form of music in detail till now; further research is needed in terms of highlighting and understanding this dying art form known as monorshai– a kirtan style of music prevalent in Manipur.’. (n.d.). The Travelling Archive. Shurer Manchitra. https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000376 Original: https://www.thetravellingarchive.org/sumatidevi-of-manipur/
Chicago: "Sunil had recorded his mother in his studio, and the accompanying khol player was Bhramacharimayum Gopiromon Sharma. Sunil wrote to me: ‘She learned all the above songs from her late guru Gurumayum Bhagendra Sharma. According to her, the lyrics are translations from Bengali texts and her guru just taught them his compositions and she is not quite aware as to how and from where it was compiled by him. It’s more like in the mode of guru shishya parampara [the oral tradition of the guru passing the song to the pupil], the way they have learned these songs over a period of several years. I have not myself quite dug into this form of music in detail till now; further research is needed in terms of highlighting and understanding this dying art form known as monorshai– a kirtan style of music prevalent in Manipur.’." Recorded in Chattogram. n.d. The Travelling Archive. Shurer Manchitra, BDMA-R-000376. https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000376. Original at https://www.thetravellingarchive.org/sumatidevi-of-manipur/.
Persistent URL: https://shurer-manchitra.pages.dev/en/recordings/BDMA-R-000376

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