SALIENT FEATURES OF ODISHAN TRIBAL MUSIC

ABSTRACT

The tribal music is passed down from one generation to next generations. In Odisha every tribal community has its own cultural values, which guide their socio-economic life. Odishan tribal music with its closed-group form of ethnicity is remarkable in the sense that it can never be studied in isolation from the social and ritual contexts of the people concerned. Odishan tribal music possesses a well-built community basis. The fact can be comprehended in the domains of musical-socialization, kinds of ownership, levels of participation and nature of specialization. The tribes-folk and their inbuilt artistic instincts, and intricate engineering skills passed down hundreds of generations, come together to create layered musical magic in a single instrument, using tools and materials that grew, or were found on their lands and forests. Odishan tribes have also possessed a variety of sub-cultures, racial and linguistics variations, which on their part; spill over beyond the administrative boundaries of the state of Odisha into the neighboring states