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McNeil, A. (2018). Generational Friction: An Ethnographic Perspective on Guru Seva Within a Lineage of Tabla Players in Kolkata. MUSICultures, 44(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/26081
Abstract
Abstract: This article explores a form of generational friction across three generations of Hindu tabla players in 20th century Kolkata. It considers the extent to which a succession of political economies of Hindustani music (from colonial feudal to state to corporate) determined the means and possibilities that each generation had to pass on musical knowledge and performance training to the next. Discussion specifically points to how the ritual and practical aspects of guru-seva (a disciple ’ s obligation, and service, to their guru) was negotiated within a selected musical lineage, in response to these broader challenges.- The author retains copyright over the work.
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