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Zara's family lives in London but her (a) ______ family lives in Bangladesh. So Zara and her parents have come to Bangladesh to (b) _______  Zara's uncle and aunt. Zara has a cousin named Mita and they are very close to one (c) _______ After visiting many interesting (d) ________ in Bangladesh, they go to Thailand to see it. Mita feels very excited because she is going to (e) ________ by plane.

Some examples of Bangladesh folk music genres mentioned in the passage are Palligiti, Bhatiwali, Jari, Sari, Gambira, Lalon Giti, Palagan, and the songs of Hason Raja.

The instruments used in folk music are connected to the land and environment deeply. Our agriculture, food, ecology, seasons, and rituals are reflected in this tunes.

As people move to cities and villages change, the traditional tunes of folk music gradually fade.

Film directors feature these folk music in the films and thus folk music still present in mainstream media.

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.

(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.