When the Music Soundin ‘Sweet’: Musical Instrument Construction, Performance Practice, and the Changing Aesthetics of Indian Trinidadian Tassa Drumming

Ballengee, Christopher L.

doi:10.4324/9781003294184-7

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“…Unlike the ensembles I have discussed in the preceding paragraph, 14. In Trinidad and Tobago, tasha is spelled as tassa (see Ballengee 2022 andManuel 2015).…”

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An Artistic Product of Globalised Singapore? The Damaru Pan-Indian Folk Drumming Ensemble

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2022

yearb. tradit. music

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Damaru is a Singaporean Indian folk drumming ensemble that promotes pan-Indian identity and Indian folk drumming in the city-state. This article examines how Damaru navigates and carves a niche in Singapore’s multicultural milieu with the concept of a pan-Indian folk drumming ensemble, and how drummers create artistic products that engage an audience of different sociocultural backgrounds. An analysis of two of Damaru’s rhythmic compositions suggests that drumming, mixing Indian folk drums and rhythmic patterns, and performing the rhythmic patterns in sequence have helped Damaru’s rhythmic compositions reach a broader audience, enabling the ensemble to win state grants and performance opportunities.

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“…Unlike the ensembles I have discussed in the preceding paragraph, 14. In Trinidad and Tobago, tasha is spelled as tassa (see Ballengee 2022 andManuel 2015).…”

Section: Sodukku Melamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Artistic Product of Globalised Singapore? The Damaru Pan-Indian Folk Drumming Ensemble

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2022

yearb. tradit. music

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When the Music Soundin ‘Sweet’: Musical Instrument Construction, Performance Practice, and the Changing Aesthetics of Indian Trinidadian Tassa Drumming

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An Artistic Product of Globalised Singapore? The Damaru Pan-Indian Folk Drumming Ensemble

An Artistic Product of Globalised Singapore? The Damaru Pan-Indian Folk Drumming Ensemble

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