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Gombhira
Gombhira, Gambhira or Gamvira () is a type of Bengali folk song and dance originating in the Bengal region, from what is known today as northwestern Bangladesh and north eastern West Bengal, India.
Gambhira mask#
The Gambhira dance is performed all over the Malda district of North Bengal during the festival of Chaitra Sankranti. The masks for Gambhira dance are made out of neem and fig trees by the local Bengali Sutradhar community. Sometimes they were also made the mask of clay.
Performance#
Gambhira songs frequently employ biting satire to mock and ridicule people, even those who are powerful and are in attendance.
See also#
- Masks of West Bengal
- Folk Music Festivals in Bangladesh
External links#
- Gomvira song performed by Chapai Nakshi Gomvira teem
- Genre family
- Bengali music
- Region
- Bangladesh, Bengal