TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alter,Andrew
TI  - Dancing with devtās: drums, power and possession in the music of Garhwal, North India 
T2  - SOAS musicology series
SN  - 9781138745025
U1  - 781.62914110542 ALT 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Music
KW  - India
KW  - Garhwāl
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Drum
KW  - Performance
KW  - Music, Influence of
N1  - TBH/SINV00482/78
Rs.895/-; Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257), discography (p. 259-260), and index; Contextualising the study. Sounding the drum: power and meaning in the context of performance ; Dev bhūmi: land of the gods ; Caste groups and instrumentalists ; Performance genres and dance practice ; Musical instruments in Garhwal ; dhol sāgar: the ocean of drumming -- Analysis and description of musical events: musical power in the context of performance. Drumming associated with pāñdavalīlā ; Music in the context of wedding celebrations ; The pawārā of kirthipal and kunjepal
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032729.html
ER  -