They Sing The Wedding Of God An Ethnomusicological Study Of The Mahadevji Ka Byavala As Performed By The Nathjogis Of Alwar
Publisher: McFarland & Co  Inc; McFarland
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780786471409
Description: "In Rajasthan, India, a caste of musicians and mendicants, the Nath-Jogis, sing stories of kings, and of a god, Mahadeva, Shiva, who must abandon his world. This book represents the first detailed ethnomusicological study of the music of this caste. It offers a transcription, translation and musical and ethnographic analysis of one performance, by Kishori Nath"--Provided by publisher.