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Sua is a folk song sung by Gond women from the state of Chhattisgarh during the festival of Deepawali. The name 'Sua' comes from the word for ' parrot ', a bird known for repeating phrases. According to folklore, women sing songs conveying messages through parrots, expressing their hearts' feelings with the belief that the parrot will convey ...
Ramon Arevalo Obusan (June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006) was a Filipino dancer, choreographer, stage designer and artistic director. Obusan is credited for his work in promoting Philippine traditional dance and cultural work. He is also an acclaimed archivist, researcher and documentary filmmaker who focused on Philippine culture.
Pangalay. A Bajau Igal dancer in the bow of a lepa (the traditional Bajau boat) in Semporna, Sabah. Pangalay performed at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling[ 1] or Mengalai[ 2] in Sabah) [ 3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg ...
The Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (ROFG) was founded in 1972, and started out as a fledgling folk dance company composed of some thirty performers. Leaning on the vast amount of data and artifacts that he has accumulated while doing research over the years, Ramon Obusan thought of starting a dance company that would mirror the traditional culture of the Philippines through dance and music.
In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the use of music is not limited to entertainment: it serves a purpose to the local community and helps in the conduct of daily routines. Traditional African music supplies appropriate music and dance for work and for religious ceremonies of birth, naming, rites of passage, marriage and funerals. [ 1]
A folk danceis a dancethat reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dancesor dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose. The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used ...
Folk punk. Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music ...
Dangdut ( / dɑːŋˈduːt /) is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay, Javanese, Sundanese and local folk music. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indonesia [ 1] and very popular in other Maritime Southeast Asian countries as well because of ...