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Musicians of Rajasthan - Champa Methi

Champa and Methi
Methi singing and playing Dholak, accompanied by her sister.
Methi singing and playing Dholak, accompanied by her sister.
Photograph by Daniel M. Neuman. Courtesy of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
Champa and Methi, a husband and wife duo, were among the most popular "folk" singers in Western Rajasthan, with countless cassettes to their names. They were from the Hudkal community. These songs are sung by Methi, accompanied by her husband Champa.