List of Publications

Audio CDs

Rajasthan: A Musical Journey

Price: Rs 250/-

A comprehensive selection of Rajasthani folk songs, oral epics and genealogy, drawn from the archives of the Rupayan Sansthan.

 

Tunes of the Dunes: Haunting Folk Melodies: Instrumental (Vol. 1)

Price: Rs 250/-

This album features two chief instruments of Rajasthani music—the kamaicha played by Sakar Khan and the pyaledar sarangi played by Manganiar Lakha Khan.

 

Tunes of the Dunes: Haunting Folk Melodies: Instrumental (Vol. 2)

Price: Rs 250/-

This album showcases three more popular instruments of Rajasthani music—satara and morchang accompanied by the dholak.

 

Meera: Voices from the Deserts of India

Price: Rs 250/-

Compiled in this CD is an assortment of Meera’s most revered compositions sung by two accomplished singers of the Meghwal community, Padmaram and Mahesharam.

 

Banaa: Traditional Wedding Songs (Vol.1)

Price - Rs. 250/-

Compiled in this first volume are Banna, literally meaning bridegroom, songs or wedding songs performed by the most renowned Manganiars.

 

Banaa: Traditional Wedding Songs (Vol.2)

Price - Rs. 250/-

Compiled in this second volume are Banna, literally meaning bridegroom, or wedding songs performed by the most renowned Langas.

 

Desert Songs: Folk Musicians of Rajasthan (Vol. 1)

Price - Rs. 250/-

This collection features famous songs and melodies from the repertoire of Manganiar musicians.

 

Desert Songs 2: Folk Musicians of Rajasthan

Price: Rs. 250/-

This second volume features vocal and instrumental compositions from renowned Rajasthani musicians.

 

Rati-Jaga (Ritual Songs) Vols 1–2 & Vols 3–4

Price (Vols 1–4): Rs. 300/-

Rupayan Sansthan presents in this series 50 Ratri Jagaran songs performed by Vijaylaxmi Ojha and Manju Dave.

 

Rajrang: A Rhythmic Expression

Price: Rs. 250/-

The album is a compilation of popular folk songs such as ‘Kyon Jagoi Re’, ‘Lehriya’, ‘Ghoomar’, ‘Bajoodar Bangadi’, ‘Roomal’ and ‘Chirmi’.

 

Karim Khan: Surnaiya Langa

Price: Rs. 250/-

Part of the ‘Master Musicians from the Archives’ series funded by Ford Foundation and spearheaded by the Rupayan Santhan and Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology collaboration, this album takes us through the world of Rajasthani melody guided by Surnaiya Langa Karim Khan.

 

Sakar Khan: Manganiar

Price: Rs. 250/-

Part of the ‘Master Musicians from the Archives’ series funded by Ford Foundation and spearheaded by the Rupayan Santhan and Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology collaboration, this album is dedicated to the works of Manganiar Sakar Khan.

 

Bhungar Khan: Manganiar (Vols 1 & 2)

Price: Rs. 250/-

Part of the ‘Master Musicians from the Archives’ series funded by Ford Foundation and spearheaded by the Rupayan Santhan and Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology collaboration, this album traces the repertoire of Manganiar Bhungar Khan.

 

Books

Rajasthan: An Oral History: Conversations with Komal Kothari

Price: Rs. 450

Author: Rustom Bharucha

Publisher: Penguin India

Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9780143029595

Informal in its discourse and packed with nuggets of folk wisdom, Rajasthan brings out the diversities and play of folk traditions. While being a major contribution to the fields of folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural and performance studies, this book can be enjoyed by all those drawn by the spell of Rajasthan and its treasure trove of folklore and life.

 

Bards, Ballads and Boundaries: An Ethnographic Atlas of Music Traditions in West Rajasthan

Price: Rs. 1800

Authors: Daniel Neuman, Shubha Chaudhuri with Komal Kothari

Publisher: Seagull Books

Edition: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781905422074

An atlas of the world’s richest historical musical traditions, this book is a cartography and catalogue of musicians and music-making in the western districts of Rajasthan state in contemporary India.