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1985-RR-224 cont.
Logger's Sheet
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Logger: Maranne Smith
Reel Number: #4, #5 
Stage: Mela Performance
Date: 6/28/85 
Presentor: Gordon Thompson
Group Name: Gonga
Region/Style: Bengal

Performer(s)           
B. [[strikethrough]] S.[[/strikethrough]] Roy - Tambola
B. Banerjee - Thambura
S. Misra - sitar
M. Roy - percussion, singer
K. Roy - ankle bells, singer

Instrument/Occupation
H. Roy - Dothara (type of banjo)

Contents:
1. - Invocation to Saraswati, goddess of learning
2. - Elephants' song to queen mother
3. - Bride who wishes to go out and dance.
4. - West Bengal - Semitribal music - frustration of women of transfer of affection of the men for the women when the women are no longer young. 
5. - song of the people who live on the water
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8. Tea planting - much [[?]] ship
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