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accompaniment of romantic love
song sung by the lady-love and the
beloved. It is surprising that the
Sarinda player without having any
sort of training for musical notation
can set to music to the string.
Changpreng
It is a stinged musical instrument
made of wood. Changpreng is
manufactured
by
the
artist
themselves. It is purely indigenous
musical instrument of Tripuris. It is
also played to the accompaniment
of dance recital.
Dangdu
It is a kind of mouth organ made of
bamboo, the frame having an
annular base which does not
complete the circle. The ends of the
incomplete ring project into two
prongs. A thin tongue is fixed in
between the two prongs which is
kept free at the terminal end. This is
called moorsing or moorchang
found
in
Rajasthan
and
Uttarpradesh. This Dangdu is
called jaw’s harp in English. This is
set in between the upper and lower
lips of the player. The player is to
hold the base of it in one hand and
is to beat by the index finger of other
hand on the hook-shaped end of it.
While beating finger on the hook
the player has to make sound by oral
beathing thereby resonating gentle
sound.
Conclusion
Now-a-days all this dances has
assumed secular character in terms
Vol. 3 , issue 27-29, July-September 2017.
ISSN: 2454-2725
of its widespread rendering in and
outside state at different occasions
at different places of metropolitan
cities like Kolkata and New Delhi.
Though a few analytical discussions
are available on the dance forms of
a particular community of the
North-Eastern region, but no
significant contribution is found in
the case of the tribal dances of
Tripura. Hence ‘An Introduction to
Folk Dances of Tripuri Community’
is my humble effort to meet the
dearth of a research-oriented work
on the variety of folk dance of
Tripuri Community living in
Tripura. Discussion has been done
with a critical out look and
observation has been based on field
survey for which I had to visit the
tribal dominated areas to observe
their life-style, social customs,
festivals and ceremonies and rites
and rituals which have pretty
reflection on their dances. I hope
that the compilation will help the
young students and readers for the
better understanding of the tribal
culture and tradition of Tripuri
community.
Reference
Sandys, E.F. History of Tripura
.Agartala : Tribal Reasearch and
Cultural Institute, 1915. Print.
Chakraborty, Dr. Umashankar.
Tribal Dances Of Tripura.
Agartala:Vyasdev
Prakashani,
2010. Print.
Murasingh,Chandrakanta.
Tales
and Tunes of Tripura Hills. New
Delhi: Sahitya Academy, 2007.
Print.
Ghos,G.K. Tribals and Their
Culture in Arunachal Pradesh and
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