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VOL. 17 No. 4

FOLK CONNECT

Folk songs are not just restricted to songs, but a lot of other components. These often beautify the song even further
and make it more appealing to the public. Some of these additional components are also other kinds of art forms
that refl ect folk music.

DANCE FOLKS! TELLING TALES

The most direct link Folk songs often tell
with music is dance. A fascinating stories. Along
number of folk songs with music, the story is
are accompanied by shown through short
dance performances where skits. Theatre form is
either the singers dance very common.
intermittently or they sing
Examples: Swang, Lavani
in the background while
dancers perform.

Examples: Kalbelia, Chang,
Losoong

Ayushmaan Gupta, Class 6 A, Apeejay School, RUSTIC RAGAS
Park Street, Kolkata
It is believed by some that the
classical ragas of Indian music came
APPEALING ART into being through the local folk

songs that are sung by
Many folk song styles
are accompanied with FOLK the masses. A number
illustrated scrolls that of folk songs are also
support the stories SONGS based on ragas.
which are being Examples: Raag
lyrically depicted by Bhairavi, Raag Kafi ,
the performer. It also Raag Jaijaivanti
gives the audience
visuals to focus their attention on while
listening to the songs.
Examples: Patua Sangeet,
Jadopatia
DRESS DISPLAY
INTERESTING While singing folk songs,

INSTRUMENTS the singers wear colourful
costumes. This blends them
Some folk music styles have with the characters that
specialised instruments that are they are playing and
played by the singers while the story being shared.
singing. These instruments Headgear is an important
are usually made of local component too. This
material. makes the performers
catch the eye of the audience.
Examples: Ravanahatta,
Libuh Examples: Therukoothu,
Yakshagana

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