Sheedi Community in Sindh, Pakistan - Sindhi Association of North ...

4.8 CHILD LABOR……………………………………………………...……….. 57
4.9 FOLKLORE …………………………….……………………………………. 57
4.9.1 THE LEGEND OF SHEEDI MUHAMMAD SADIQUE MUSAFIR. 57
4.9.2 THE LEGEND OF HOSH MUHAMMAD SHEEDI………………. 60
4.9.3 THE LEGEND OF KHAMISO KHAN SHEEDI………..…………. 60
4.9.4 THE MYTH OF NASEER SHEEDI……………………………….. 60
Chapter 5
WOMENS TRADITIONAL SINGING AND DANCING 61
5.1 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………. 61
5.2 HISTORY OF WOMENS TRADITIONAL SINGINGS…………………… 61
5.3 INHERIT TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL SINGING…………. 63
5.4 CHANGES OF TRADITIONAL SINGING PROFESSION. ……………. 63
5.5 TRADITIONAL DANCE…………………………………………………….. 64
5.6 SAD (INVITATION)…………………………………………………………. 65
5.7 KAAJ (GATHERING)………………………………………………………... 65
5.8 TADO (MAT)…………………………………………………………………. 65
5.9 SEHARA (CEREMONIAL SONGS)……………………………………….. 65
5.10 GHOR (SHOWERING OF RUPEES)…………………………………… 66
5.11 SINGING AND DANCING GROUPS…..........................................…….. 67
5.12 SINGING OF SEHARAS ON DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS………. 69
5.13 LASS BELLA SONG………………………………………………………. 69
5.14 USE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS…………………………………….. 70
5.14.1 MUGGARMAAN (MASINDO)………...….. ……………………... 70
5.14.2 CHIER………………………………………………………………. 70
5.14.3 TALION……………………………………………………………… 71
5.14.4 DHOL……………………………………………………………….. 71
5.14.5 DAFFLEY (DAFF) AND THAALEE……………………………… 71
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