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Folk music is an integral part of our culture. The life of the rural people is reflected in folk music. Our agriculture, food, seasons, and rituals are all reflected in these songs. Village people express their weal and woe and feelings through different form of folk music like Palligiti, Bhatiwali, Jari, Sari, Lalon Giti, Palagan, etc. But people's taste for music has changed over time. As people migrate to cities and villages. transform, our traditional folk songs are slowly fading. Folk music or Palligiti is now sung with western instruments. At the same time, modern music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general band and pop music is becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young generation. Yet folk music has a great importance in our everyday life today. As this song is deeply rooted in our culture, people still derive pleasure listening to folk music. Besides, folk music is still used in mainstream films and music albums.
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Folk music (a) _______ of tunes, lyrics and knowledge which are passed down orally for generations. The ways of folk life arc (b) _______ reflected in the folk songs like Palligiti, Bhatiali, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalon Giti, Paalagan etc. The types and nature of folk music (c) ________ on and differ from various landscapes and languages of ethnic communities. The instruments used for folk music are commonly crafted from locally available materials, like animal skin, (d) ________ and calabash. But nowadays, folk music has found its place in mainstream films and music albums sung with modern (e) ________ as well.
(a) consists (5) exclusively (c) depend (d) bamboo (e) instruments
Folk music (a) consists of tunes, lyrics and knowledge which are passed down orally for generations. The ways of folk life arc (b) exclusively reflected in the folk songs like Palligiti, Bhatiali, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalon Giti, Paalagan etc. The types and nature of folk music (c) depend on and differ from various landscapes and languages of ethnic communities. The instruments used for folk music are commonly crafted from locally available materials, like animal skin, (d) bamboo and calabash. But nowadays, folk music has found its place in mainstream films and music albums sung with modern (e) instruments as well.
Key words : folk musical instruments
| dotara | sarinda | guitar | bamboo flute | drum |
| tabla | piano | harmonium | ek-tara | violin |
Folk songs are songs sung in the traditional style of a community or country. Here the traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people.
We have a rich history and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and songs of Hason Raja are very popular. The traditional musical instruments are usually played with these songs.
Questions
What are some examples of Bangladeshi folk music genres mentioned in the passage?
How are the instruments used in folk music connected to the land and environment?
What happens to folk music as people move to cities and villages change?
How is Bangladeshi folk music still present in mainstream media, despite its decline?
Discuss in groups and write a paragraph on the following topic Folk Music:
What is folk music?
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