INDIAN FOLK MUSIC
- Diverse because of India's vast cultural diversity.
- Characterized by simple melodies and rhythm's
- It has many forms including bhangra, lavani, dandiya and Rajasthani.
- Folk music generally responds to the cycles of life and death, of day and night and of the seasons.
- It has been influential on classical music which is viewed as a highest art form.
- It is very common to fine use of instruments in folk music that are made from commonly available materials like animal skin, bamboo, coconut shells and pots.
- Most of the folk music of India is dance oriented.
- Over the time movies and pop-music have weakened the popularity of folk music.
- Folk music itself has influenced film music.
- Folk music of Kashmir includes Sufi songs, ghazals and choral music.
- Wanawun is sung and played during wedding ceremonies
DISTRIBUTION
- Chhattisgarh: Pandavani
- Karnataka: Bhavageete, Dollu Kunita, Kolata, Veeragase
- Maharashtra: Lavani
- Punjab:Bhangra
- Tamil Nadu: Naatupura Paatu
- West Bengal: Bauls
1.Pandavani
- Pandavani is a folk singing style of musical narration of tales from ancient epic Mahabharata with musical accompaniment and Bhima as hero.
2.Bhavageete
- Bhavageete (literally 'emotion poetry') is a form of expressionist poetry and light music.
- Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy, etc.,
- The genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, thought Ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre.
- This genre is quite popular in many parts of india, notably in Karnataka.
- Bhavageete may be called by different names in other languages
3.Dollu Kunita
- This is a group dance that is named after the Dollu - the percussion instrument used in the dance
- It is performed by the menfolk of the Kuruba community of the North Karnataka area.
- The group consists of 16 dancers who wear the drum and beat it to rhythms while dancing.
- Slow and fast rhythms alternate and group waves varied patterns.
4.Kolata
- Kolata is the traditional folk dance of the state of Karnataka, located is southern India on the western coast.
- Similar to its North Indian counterpart Dandiya Ras, it is performed with Coloured sticks and usually involves both men and women dancing together.
5. Veeragase
- Veeragase is a dance folk form prevalent in the state of Karnataka.
- It is a vigorous dance based on hindu mythology and involves very intense energy-sapping dance movements.
- Veeragase is one of the dances demonstrated in the Dasara procession held in mysore.
6.Lavani
- Lavani is a popular folk form of Maharashtra.
- Traditionally, the songs are sung by female artists, but male artists may occasionally sing Lavanis.
- The dance format associated with Lavvani is knows as Tamasha.
7.Bhangra
- Bhangra is a form of dance-oriented folk music of punjab.
- The present musical accompaniment to the folk dance of Punjab called by the same name.
- The female dance of Punjab region is known as Giddha
- Naatupura Paatu is Tamil folk music.
- It consists of Gramthisai (Village folk music) and Gana (city folk music).
- It is also sung in Rajasthan.
9.Bauls
- The world Bauls comes from Sanskrit batul meaning divinely inspired insanity.
- They are a group of Hindu mystic minstrels.
- Bauls travel in search of the internal ideal, maner Manush (Man of the Heart).
10.Dandiya
- Dandiya is a dance-oriented folk music that has also been adapted for pop music worldwide, popular in western India, especially during Navaratri.
- The present musical style is derived from the traditional musical accompaniment to the folk dance of Dandiya called by the same name.
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