Films by Holger Reissig

Germany 2012, 55 min
by Florian Luxenburger, Holger Reissig, Daniel Kreuter

This documentary is about the traditional musicians and storytellers of Rajasthan, a desert state in northwest India. The musicians have told their stories for over 2,000 years to their communities. The knowledge has never been written down, so it is instead passed down verbally from father to son. The traditions include a very sophisticated way of singing and playing various instruments. The music has a huge cultural heritage within the community. The songs and stories deal with a wide spectrum