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• 1 2018-06-05T22:47:40-07:00 Adivasi Dances and Songs 10 plain 2019-06-18T00:47:05-07:00 Living within and celebrating nature (and natural forces) is an important attribute of adivasi cultures and worldviews; participation in dancing and singing activities is an intimate and integral aspect of their lifestyle. In most adivasi dances and songs, there is no distinction between the performers and the audience; in other words, they become inseparable while performing. During festivities, rituals, and also in everyday life, they sing and dance to communicate their social, psychological, and spiritual emotions and expressions. Such cultural expressions (like the arts and crafts) are traditionally transmitted from one generation to the next. There are numerous variations of dances and songs practiced and performed in the adivasi world.
  
  Watch:
  
  BAHA - Santhali Documentary video 2018 Santhali Dance Santali Aakhra—Participation of adivasis in a traditional festival and their ritualistic performances
  
  Munda folk dance of Odisha—National tribal Festival—Performance of adivasi dance for an urban audience
  
  Music Video: Gaon chhodab nahin!—A song of resistance depicting tribal demands and aspirations
  
  Additional Readings:
  • Tribal Dances – An Indigenous Culture and Its Relevance's with Tribal Life, by Avinash Bhale
  • Adivasi Music and the Public Stage, by Jayasri Banerjee
  • Examining Subalterneity in Hansda Sowvendra Sekhar’s “The Adivasi Will Not Dance”, by Abin Chakraborty