https://www.scmp.com/rss/514858/feed Sayan Dey is a postdoctoral fellow at The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The term Siddi refers to Afro-Indians – Africans who mixed with Indians through marriage and relationships. Africans crossed the Indian Ocean and arrived in India during the 1200s and the two centuries afterwards. They were transported by Islamic invaders and Portuguese colonisers as enslaved people, palace guards, army chiefs, harem keepers, spiritual leaders, singers, dancers and treasurers. Today, most Siddis are found in the west and southwest of India, in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3209426/how-indias-gujarat-was-shaped-east-african-music-and-culture-siddi-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3209426/how-indias-gujarat-was-shaped-east-african-music-and-culture-siddi-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:00:15 +0000