An Ethnomusicological Study of Darpawngi’s Mizo Folksongs: A Cantometric Experiment

Music has always played a significant role in the social functions of the Mizos and the subject of women’s musical role in Mizo society has generated an understanding toward the fabrication of their history. Despite the existing sociological and historical records, the documentation of the voices of women through songs is few and scattered. The aim of the study is to determine the social positions of women through the songs she/they sing/s and attempt to seek her/their individualities in a cultural/musical setting, how the songs serve as a role in reflecting or protesting the various gender arrangements, ranging from male dominance to female separation.