Experience traditional Rajasthani dance and song

MBOMBELA – The Rajasthani Folk Dance Group will perform in the city this weekend.

The group is in the country to perform at the Kalahari Desert Festival which takes place from March 21 to 24. It will use the performance in Mbombela as a dress rehearsal for the festival.

The group will wow the crowd with ghoomer dance, chari dance, kalbeliya and Kacchi dance, godi dance and Rajasthani songs.

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The striking feature of Rajasthani’s music and dance forms is that there is immense variety. In fact, nothing much has changed since the time of their inception, probably 1 000 years ago.

Songs of ancient poets such as Kabir, Malookdas and Meera have become an integral part of the Rajasthani folklore.

Apart from festivals, the music and dance of Rajasthani is also enjoyed during special occasions such as marriage and childbirth.

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“The people of Mbombela can relish a Rajasthani dance performance and we can say for sure that you won’t stop from shaking your body in the hypnotising melody and beat, ” said Sibongile Nkosi of the Mpumalanga Department Culture, Sport and Recreation.

The concert takes place at the Mbombela Civic Centre and starts at 18:00.

Free tickets are available from the department’s building 5 at the government complex between 08:30 and 16:00. Enquiries: 013-766-5204.

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