Manganiyar Community Panhari Water-Fetching Song Recording

85.7 MB of high-fidelity WAV audio captures a traditional panhari song performed by the Manganiyar community. Palak Babel recorded this cultural performance, which features vocals accompanied by kartal, dholak, and harmonium. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Train audio classification models to identify the kartal, dholak, and harmonium instruments within the WAV file.
• Analyze vocal melodies and rhythmic patterns characteristic of Manganiyar panhari songs for musicological research.
• Use the isolated vocal track for speech/music separation algorithm development.
• Benchmark audio compression or enhancement techniques on a real-world field recording with natural acoustics.

Strengths

• Single high-quality WAV audio file of 85.7 MB, suitable for detailed acoustic analysis.
• Clear documentation of the cultural context (Manganiyar community, panhari tradition) and specific instruments used.

Limitations

• Dataset scale is limited to one recording, providing no variation across performances, singers, or recording conditions.
• No accompanying metadata (e.g., transcriptions, annotations, performer demographics) is provided with the audio file.

Provenance

Source

Palak Babel via figshare.

Collection Method

Field audio recording of a cultural performance.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Likely Rajasthan, India, given the Manganiyar community's association with the region.