Street Musicians of Bombay

Offcamera a Western traveler tells us of hearing singing from his hotel window in Bombay He searches for the source and discovers a caste of street performers eking out a modest living We see individuals and groups old and young snake charmers and those hired to sing at family celebrations A few talk about their lives and refute accusations of kidnapping lodged against the caste A troupe of women sing at a party for a pregnant woman they are saucy and blunt encouraging and sisterly