folk music
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One man’s lifelong quest to collect, preserve and promote the folk songs of Uttar Pradesh
Malini Nair
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Bengali food is baked into the lilt of its folk music
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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The secret ingredient to Bollywood’s funny songs was a unique drum played by a distinctive man
Malini Nair
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The world of Rajasthani folk music is shrinking – despite its global fame and success
Malini Nair
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Watch: Singing legend Joni Mitchell performs for the first time in 20 years at Newport Folk Festival
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Rajasthani folk singer Dapu Khan has died. Here’s one of his performances
Scroll Staff
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Watch: This Rajasthani folk-inspired song tells coronavirus to ‘go away’
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Mahadev Prasad Mishra and Siddheshwari Devi perform dadra compositions set to Dadra taal
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Maestros add colour to the Dadra taal through creative variations
Aneesh Pradhan
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‘Ha Gulo’: Coke Studio Explorer’s new single features folk artists from Kashmir
Scroll Staff
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Fighting all odds and jeers, a 21-year-old woman is reviving nearly-extinct Manipuri folk songs
Vandana Shukla
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Monsoon melodies: Kajri songs of love and yearning by Girija Devi, Shobha Gurtu and more
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Folk and classical traditions blend in this dadra by Rasoolan Bai, accompanied by the dholak
Aneesh Pradhan
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A new orchestra is making fusion music in Pakistan like never before
Madeeha Syed
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In another newly discovered song, Woody Guthrie continues his assault on ‘Old Man Trump’
Will Kaufman, The Conversation