Music of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are part of India
. Folk traditions of the area include that of the Moken
sea-farers and various kinds of ritual tribal dance.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Folk traditions of the area include that of the Moken
Moken
The Moken , are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture. They speak their own language which belongs to the Austronesian language family.-Nomenclature:They refer to themselves as Moken...
sea-farers and various kinds of ritual tribal dance.