Paragraph on Folk Music of Bangladesh

Folk Music of Bangladesh

Folk Music songs and music of a community, uninfluenced by any sophisticated musical rules or any standard music styles. Bangladesh has a rich folk music which includes both religious and secular songs. Folk music has served the purpose of documenting the lives of the people and was widely patronized by the rulers. It comprises a long tradition of religious and regular song-writing over a period of almost a millennium. These songs are sung with the traditional musical instruments such as the tabla ektara,dotara etc. However, folk songs also have some categories such as the Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaon and so on. Bhatiali is the music of fishermen and boatman, almost always tied by a common ragas sung solo where as Gambhira (originated in Chapai Nawabganj) performed with a particular distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his grand father, discussing a topic to raise social awareness.Moreover Jari songs involving musical battle between two groups. It is to be noted that Kirtana is very famous to the Hindu communities which is mainly a devotional song depicting love to Hindu God Krishna and his (best-known) wife, Radha.In fine it is to say that folk music has a great influence over the entire communities of Bangladesh. So to make alive them is our solemn duty.