Jhumar song

This article is about folk music of Sadanic ethnolinguistic group. For its eponymous dance, see Jhumair.

Jhumur or Jhumar or Jhumair is a folk music of Sadanic language spoken by people of Chota Nagpur plateau, primarily in Jharkhand, southwestern region of West Bengal and northern part of Odisha. Also in the Tea State of Assam due to emigration.[1] Jhumar songs are sung in various social events (i.e. primarily in Karam, Tusu, Bandna) by aboriginal communities like Kuṛmi, Oraon, Chik Baraik, Bagal, Bhumij, Rajwar, Munda.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Mondal, Anindya (August 2018). "Jhumur Song: A Geo – Environmental Analysis". Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education. XV (6): 35–37. doi:10.29070/15/57671 (inactive 2024-04-26). ISSN 2230-7540. S2CID 135187216.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link)
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  4. ^ Vakoch, Douglas A.; Anae, Nicole (2022-08-08). Indian Feminist Ecocriticism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-6669-0872-5.
  5. ^ Sattar 1975, p. 149