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Syncretism And Adaptation In Rasiya, A Braj Folksong Genre, Peter L. Manuel
Syncretism And Adaptation In Rasiya, A Braj Folksong Genre, Peter L. Manuel
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Under the impact of the mass media, capitalist socio-economic relations, and other aspects of modernity, many Indian folk music genres have declined visibly and even disappeared, and it may be tempting to conclude that folk music as a whole has suffered in the twentieth century. However, a number of significant folk music genres have not only survived but flourished in the twentieth century, in some cases by virtue of their ability to syncretize elements of other traditions. One such genre is rasiya, which, in its various substyles, is the most popular and widespread folk music genre of the Braj region. …