SectionMusic & Performance
SeasonWeddings, fairs and staged performance
RegionBhojpuri region
Also writtenलौंडा नाच
Launda Naach combines popular entertainment with a complex performance history. Costume, gendered impersonation, humour, song and improvisation have all shaped the form.
Coverage here should centre performers’ voices and avoid reducing the tradition to either novelty or a single social explanation.
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