Learning on ScreenWaves of Joy: Anandalahari
- Synopsis
- The religious itinerant Bul poets and singers come from the Hindu and Muslim communities of Bengal. They communicate their faith and philosophy through songs, dances and instrumental music. The film was shot in the West Bengal village of Kendali during an annual gathering of the Buls in memory of the 12th-century Sanskrit songwriter Jayadeva.
- Series
- Music and Society: Asian Insights, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1994
- Availability
- Sale; 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet.
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Music
- Keywords
- Baul; Bengal; ethnomusicology; India
Credits
- Director
- Deben Bhattacharya
- Producer
- Deben Bhattacharya
Distributor
- Name
World Microfilms
- Contact
- Stephen Albert
- microworld@ndirect.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7586 4499
- Fax
- 020 7722 1068
- Address
- PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD - Notes
- World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.
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