Horse stories !
Explore the music and dance of "ghodewale", horsemen in the mountains. Local Kashmiri, pahadi GOJRI language and music to which they dance to!
MUSIC - LANGUAGE - DANCE
Yousaf Chachaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Horses are assigned to trekking groups to carry tents, kitchen material and offloading luggage of trekkers. These horses are taken care by ghodewalas. They speak in a pahadi language called "GOJRI" and listen to local gojri music to keep them going.
Sounds from Brass Horse Bells.
Yousaf Chacha works with trekking groups by providing them assitance with the horses, work in travelling kitchen and setting up the tents. He is a 60 yr young man who walks on edges of the mountains to collect vegetables for the meals and always walks with a smile.
He used to perform dance as means to earn money in the past. People used to call him to perform at their weddings, festivals and gatherings. He says he has somuch fun dancing, moving his legs and hands in tune with the Kashmiri music.
"I have to work on field all day and its boring to keep at it. It is so nice here in the mountains, walking every day with the horses and seeing the beauty of Kashmir. I never get bored of walking in the mountains" says Yousaf chacha.
Music from downloaded songs of the locals in the mountains. They dance, walk and sing along all the time !
"Raju", horse. in frame
Click on the link below to listen to the original song being played in the videos