Sri Lankan, Low-Country, Ritual Drumming: The Raigama Tradition

This thesis provides an in-depth account of the Low-Country, ritual, drumming tradition of Sri Lanka. Low-Country drumming is characterized by its expressive and illusive sense of timing which makes it appear to be free of beat, pulse and metre. This makes it special in respect to other drumming cul...

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Main Author: Suraweera, Sumuditha
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. School of Music 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3440