Folk Music

 

Folk Music

Folk music refers to a kind of music originating from the ordinary people of a region or nation and spread about or passed down orally, often with considerable variation. It is ancient in nature. It springs from the heart of a community. It is based on their natural style of expression' It is greatly beyond the rules of classical music and modern popular songs. It is sung by the common people who are not actually trained musicians. The history of folk music co*position can be traced back to the 3rd century BC during the Guptaa dynasty. Generations of rural poets and composers created enormous tradition of Bangla folk music. This music contains a strong emotive expression of human love and separation. In Bangladesh, folk music has a great variety' They are Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Baul and spiritual songs, Jarigan, Sarigan, Gambhira, Murshidi, etc. Bangladesh has a good number of musical instruments originally of her own. They are Dotara, Dhol, Bamboo Flute, Mandira, Khanjani, Hari, Kumkum, Zura, etc. Folk music became possible for the contribution of some singers of our country. They are Lalan Shah, Siraj Sai, Hason Raja, Abbasuddin, Abdul Alim, Radha Roman, Durbin Shah and others. At present, the condition of folk music in our country is very poor. Nowadays, our rich traditional folk song is inevitably influenced by western music and culture. Band and pop music is getting popular in our country. Now, the modern Bangla songs and also the folk songs are sung in western melody. This is how, the real charm of folk music is lost. Unfortunately, we are forgetting and neglecting our rich and traditional folk songs