Documentation of Bengal Folk Music Traditions

$80K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	India
Start Date	Sep 05, 2014
End Date	Nov 21, 2016
Duration	808 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77769-48`

The folk music of West Bengal is fading into oblivion as older musicians die without others to carry on the traditions.

This project involves the documentation of old and rare songs of three traditional folk music genres and associated knowledge about these art forms.

U.S. Government - Department of State

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Start Year 2014

End Year 2016

Grantees 2