Friday 28 January 2011



Langas : They are community of folk singers from Jodhpur and Barmer districts, patronized mainly by Rajput community. The “Jajmani” system in rural Rajasthan is still prevalent.

According to this system the occupational castes work only in their ‘Virit’ (which is a circle of selected families who patronize and give work / job to the occupational caste) similarly the families of the virit of the occupational caste are called ‘Jajmans’. The Jajmans of Langas invite then to perform during marriages and other festivities like child birth a.s.o. Like any other group of artists the Langas too are known for their distinct style of singing. The main instruments of Langas are Sindhi Sarangi (a very old fashioned stringed instrument almost on extinction) Khartal & Dholak. 

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