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The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 14: South Asia IV [videorecording]

Title
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 14: South Asia IV [videorecording]
Publication
1985-1987.

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Bangladesh Dance and Music Troupe
Description
1 cassette. 52 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Donor/Sponsor
asi.
Series Statement
JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 14
Subject
  • Television. JVC video anthology of world music and dance
  • Dance > Pakistan
  • Dance > Bangladesh
  • Music > Pakistan
  • Shamanism
  • Trance dances
  • Sword-dance
  • Hunting dances
  • Fishermen's dances
  • Harvest dances
Note
  • Video series produced by JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.), in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. Producer: Katsumori Ichikawa. Directors: Kunihiko Nakagawa and Yuji Ichihashi. Editorial director: Tomoaki Fujii. Distributed by Rounder Records, Cambridge, Massachusetts. For the accompanying program guide, see: *MGS (General) 92-2700.
Contents
CONTENTS: Pakistan. Nos. 14-1 and 2: Qawwali [Sufi group singing]. Hamd [song in praise of Allah]. Manqabat [song in honor of Sufi saints]. Perf. by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and company. -- No. 14-3: Trance ritual of bitan (shaman of Hunza) and instrumental prelude. -- No. 14-4: Lolo han [lyric song] played on solo tutek [flute]. -- No. 14-5: Bericho surnai [ensemble with shawm]. -- No. 14-6: Tarwar [sword dance]. -- No. 14-7: Trance ritual of bitan (accompaniment for incantation calling forth mountain spirits). -- Bangladesh. No. 14-8: Women's dance: "Sonari ansh" ("Golden fiber"). -- No. 14-9: Mountain folk dance. -- No. 14-10: Dance drama: "Our life."
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1469
OCLC
NYPY926041079-F
Title
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 14: South Asia IV [videorecording]
Imprint
1985-1987.
Series
JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 14
Summary
Music and dance of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Nos. 1 and 2 recorded at the Asian Traditional Performing Arts Festival in Tokyo, Japan, in September 1987. Nos. 3 to 7 recorded in Hunza, Pakistan, and telecast by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Japan, in 1985. Nos. 8 to 10 performed by the Bangladesh Cultural Troupe at the Festival of Asian Folk Music and Dance in Tokyo in September 1985.
Local Subject
Television. JVC video anthology of world music and dance.
Dance -- Pakistan.
Dance -- Bangladesh.
Music -- Pakistan.
Shamanism.
Trance dances.
Local Subject
Hunting dances.
Fishermen's dances.
Harvest dances.
Added Author
Bangladesh Dance and Music Troupe.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1469
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