Research Catalog

Title

The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 15: South Asia V [videorecording]

Publication

1980-1987.

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Details

Description

1 cassette. 47 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Music and dance of Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Nepal, and Bhutan. Nos. 1 and 7 recorded in Sri Lanka in 1987. Nos. 2 to 6 performed by the Music Research Ensemble of Sri Lanka at the Festival of Asian Folk Music and Dance in Tokyo, Japan, in September 1985. Nos. 8 to 9 recorded in Nepal in July-August 1982. Nos. 10 and 11 recorded in Nepal and telecast by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Japan, in 1985. No. 12 recorded in Nepal in October 1980. No. 13 recorded in Bhutan in 1982.

Donor/Sponsor

asi.

Series Statement

JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 15

Subject

• Black hat dance (Dance)
• Buddhist music

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: Sri Lanka. No. 15-1: Tovil [dance ritual for driving away evil spirits]. -- No. 15-2: Dance based on the Kohomba kankariya ritual: "Asne." -- No. 15-3: Dance based on a ritual to Devol: "Telme." -- No. 15-4: Dance from perahara festival: "Ves." -- No. 15-5: Dance based on a ritual to Devol: "Devol." -- No. 15-6: Pancha turya [five-instrument ensemble]. -- No. 15-7: Hunting song of the Vedda. -- Nepal. No. 15-8: Gaine [musicians' caste] song with sarangi [bowed lute]: "Krishna murali." Pef. by Shiva of Batule Chaur. -- No. 15-9: Dhime, dapa khin, dholak, and madal [drums]. Perf. by Dhirja Lal Kulu. -- No. 15-10: Dapa khala [Hindu devotional song]. -- No. 15-11: Lamaist ritual music. -- No. 15-12: Masked dance drama: "Mahakali pyakhan." Perf. by Gopal Suraj and Bhaktapur farmers' group. Dance depicting three incarnations of the Hindu goddess Durga. -- Bhutan. No. 15-13: Cham [masked dance drama]. Includes animal dances, the black hat dance, and the portrayal of the judgment of the dead in the underworld.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1470

OCLC

NYPY926041132-F

Title

The JVC video anthology of world music and dance, Vol. 15: South Asia V [videorecording]

Imprint

1980-1987.

Series

JVC video anthology of world music and dance ; 15

Local Subject

Television. JVC video anthology of world music and dance.

Dance -- Sri Lanka.

Dance -- Nepal.

Dance -- Bhutan.

Thovil.

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Sri Lanka.

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Nepal.

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan.

Mask dances.

Dance-drama -- Nepal.

Dance drama -- Bhutan.

Music -- Sri Lanka.

Local Subject

Animal dances.

Mythology, Hindu.

Buddhism.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1470