Dalit music

Dalit music or Bahujan music is music created, produced, or inspired by Bahujans and Dalits (Shudras), people often discriminated due to caste[1], including Dalit rock[2], Bhim rap[3] and Dalit pop[4] as well as the music genres of the Ravidasis, including Chamar pop[5], Bhim Palana[6], Bhim geet[7] and punjabi Ambedkarite music.[8]

Background

Music is a monumental part of dalits as it is expression of their protest, folk tales and assertion. In Maharashtra, Dalit shahirs the singers and writers mostly creating content of ambedkarite ideology and against caste oppression.[9][10][11] In Nepal, dalits musicians are known as Naumati Baaja musicians.[12] In Punjab, Chamar pop movement was started by Kanshi Ram to popularize the BAMCEF launched in 1978.[13] In Tamil Nadu, Parais are used by dalits to express through music.[14]

Artists

Main article: List of Dalits § Music

• Sambhaji Bhagat[15]
• Tarannum Bauddh[16]
• Hemant Kumar Bauddh[17]
• Kishore Kumar 'Pagla'[18]
• Sumeet Samos[19]
• The Casteless Collective[20]
• Ginni Mahi[21]
• Roop Lal Dhir[22]
• Rajni Thakkarwal[23]
• Arivarasu Kalainesan[24] (Arivu)[25]

See also

• Mirasi
• Dalit literature
• Chamar
• Black music
• Dalit

References

1. "Dalit Musicians Are Playing A New Tune". Hyperallergic. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
2. Chanda-Vaz, Urmi. "From Dnyaneshwari to Dalit rock: The evolution of Maharashtra's revolutionary music". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
3. "Bhim rap to Dalit pop: How the music of protest is thriving". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
4. Gaikwad, Rahi (2016-08-20). "An equal music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
5. "Ginni Mahi, queen of Chamar pop, is more than a Dalit icon". Dailyo.in. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
6. "Dalit Women as Active Participants in Ambedkarite Movement". NewsClick. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
7. "These Arrows Don't Miss Their Mark". Outlook India Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
8. Sahai, Shrinkhla (2020-01-30). "Ginni Mahi's fresh take on Punjabi music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
9. "Why Songs Are Sabotaged: Dalits and their Music". NewsClick. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
10. "Dalit shahirs of Maharashtra: Bhimrao Kardak's jalsa against caste". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
11. Maitreya, Yogesh. "In the verses of Dalit shahirs, you can hear the history of India's anti-caste movement". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
12. "'They Like Our Music, Not Us': Nepali Dalits Unite to Fight Prejudice". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
13. Andre, Abhimanyu Kumar & amp & Aletta. "Chartbustin' Chamars". The Hindi Business Line. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
14. "Resistance and identity through music". National Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
15. "Songs of resistance: Revolutionary music and poetry has brought together protesters across India". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
16. "Ambedkarite Protest Music and the Making of a 'Counter Public'". NewsClick. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
17. "Unapologetically yours". The Week. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
18. Dash, Dipak Kumar. "Maya plays Dalit identity card". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
19. "'A world without sorrow': Dalit musicians in India fight bias". South China Morning Post. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
20. "Not all musicians shun politics". Deccan Herald. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
21. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Indian 'Chamar pop' singer challenges caste with music". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
22. "Punjab's protest pop: How the Dalits are telling the world they've arrived". Hindustan Times. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
23. Nagpal, Akshita. "What links the Dalit activism of western UP's Bhim Army to Punjab?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
24. "GQ spoke to the millennials who are determined to change the way we think about caste". GQ India. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
25. Krishna, T. m (2019-01-19). "Our music is about raw primal instinct: The Casteless Collective". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

Further reading

• Sherinian, Zoe C. Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology (2014)