Song_Ni_Demu

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Song_Ni_Demu

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Session Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/56eff8da-66f6-4d3a-9b1a-1f7e15c9916b

Title: Ni Demu: Song and lyrics

Description: This bundle contains the audio file of the song "Ni Demu" and its lyrics are in Sadri and English. The song was written, composed and sung by workshop participant Sunil Baraik and depicts the history as well as the pride of tribal people. It also raises critical questions about globalization and illustrates what happens to indigenous people when so-called "traffickers" interfere in their lives. Sunil wrote "Ni Demu" primarily for the next generation, which is why his son can be heard singing the chorus of the song. The three instruments that are used are called Mandar, Rata and Jhanjh and they are all acoustic instruments of the tribes of Jharkhand. "Ni Demu" is only the first step in a much bigger project that is close to Sunil’s heart: a project with around twenty verses that celebrate the 32 tribes of Jharkhand, their instruments and music. The project’s goal is to portray the world as it is today in all its diversity, so that the next generation doesn’t forget how beautiful our world is and how much our ancestors struggled for us, and that we mustn’t destroy this beautiful planet by being selfish and ruthless.

Date created: 2016-08-09