Mussoll

Folk dance from Goa, India

Mussoll (lit. 'pestle) or Mussllam khell is a folk dance performed by Goan Catholic men and women of Chandor, Goa, India with songs associated to Hindu gods as well as Catholic saints like the Virgin Mary.

References

  • Govind Lamat Maad (1 March 2022). "Goa: In Chandor, Catholics Pray Before A Cross To Invoke Shiva Before Starting Mussllam Khel". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  • Bruno Nettl; Alison Arnold; Ruth M. Stone; James Porter; Timothy Rice, eds. (1998). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia: the Indian subcontinent (illustrated ed.). Taylor & Francis. pp. 737–740. ISBN 9780824049461.

Further reading

  • Morenas, Zenaides (2002). "The Mussoll dance of Chandor: the dance of the Christian Kshatriyas" (Document). Clarissa Vaz e Morenas Konkani Research Fellowship Endowment Fund.
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