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India’s Marginal Music Communities by shiva is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes recent ethnomusicological literature on changes in the status of marginalized music communities in India. It identifies four positions these communities have taken in response to their traditional associations with instruments, genres, or social statuses deemed polluting or low: (1) discontinuance and rejection of traditional practices; (2) replacement of traditional practices with new ones; (3) maintaining traditional performance while rejecting associated caste duties; and (4) rec
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- shiva
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- EN