If hill gets destroyed where will we get our firewoods, Kui song from Odisha...

Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting Kucheipadar village in Kashipur block of Raygada district in Odisha where he meets Bidyadhar Majhi, who is also a leader of anti mining campaign against Utkal Alumina. He sings a song in his adivasi Kui language which a boy tells his lover lets go to Kalinga hills togehter. We will also get some firewood. The song also says if the hill finishes then where will we get all these for our homes. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 08895981834

Posted on: Dec 30, 2013. Tags: ODISHA RABISHANKAR PRADHAN

A Sadri language song from Sundergarh in Odisha...

Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting Gangpur area in Sundergarh district of Odisha where he meets an adivasi boy Supreal Xaxa who sings a song in his Sadri language explaining how they came from Chhota Nagpur area in Jharkhand to Gangpur area in Odisha and made land for cultivation after cutting the forest. The words of the song are:
इ हमर गांगपुर सोना लेके आइगेरे
ए सना जिली लिली सोभा
खुटकट्टी जमीन आदिबासी के
नागपुर छूटी गेले.
For more Rabi Ji is at 9937156060

Posted on: Oct 26, 2013. Tags: ODISHA RABISHANKAR PRADHAN SUNDERGARH

Dalkhai folk song by Dharua tribal girls from Odisha in Kosli language...

Dalkhai is a popular traditional song of Dharua adivasi tribe in Bolangir district of Odisha. At the time of Dushera unmarried girls worship goddess Manikeswari(local deity) and they pray for the safety of their brothers while singing. In this song they offer coconut to the goddess and tell her, every year you are descending to this earth to protect your children. We offer the flowers to your feet. For more details you can reach Dharamji at 9178403823

Posted on: Oct 18, 2013. Tags: DHARAM SINGH DHARUA ODISHA

A song in the language of Primitive tribal group Pauda Bhuyan from Odisha

Dhoba Sahu from Sundergarh Dist, Odisha is singing a song which is about activities in 7days in a week. The song narrates that on Thrusday I wait for you with betel nut but you have not come. On Friday and Saturday also I waited but you have not turned up, so I suffer. On Sunday and Monday you have send me books and that was a relief….but there is no end to my pains. For more Dhobaji at 8458003916.

Posted on: Oct 11, 2013. Tags: DHOBA SAHU ODISHA

Oh gardener uncle please take care of us, sings adivasi children from Odisha

Children from Sarubahal village, Sundergarh dist, Odisha are singing a song which says Oh Gardener uncle, please take care of us and don’t pluck as we are buds now. You give us protection and you can see one day we bloom.In response Gardener says he is taking care of all the flowers, hence he brought the fence of thorn for their safety and pouring the water and fertilizer to the mother plants. For more Sumiji is at 8093890025

Posted on: Oct 04, 2013. Tags: ODISHA SUMI ORAON

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