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The folk songs of Uttarakhand reflect the region's cultural heritage and the lifestyle of its inhabitants in the Himalayas. Common themes in this folk music include the natural beauty of the region, seasonal changes, festivals, religious traditions, cultural practices, folk tales, historical figures, ancestral bravery, and love ballads.
it is considered one of the most popular folklore of Kumaon. it has been performed in Kumaon for about thousand years and passed down orally from generation to generation in family of traditional bards, Mohan Upreti brought the epic ballad on the regional and national theaters, in 1980 Sangeet Natak Akademi of India published book on the epic ballad of Rajula-Malushahi.
The lyrics were written by Hemant Bisht, with music by the noted Uttarakhandi folk musician Narendra Singh Negi. This song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi, while the last four verses are written in Garhwali and Kumaoni languages. [1] The song is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. The theme ...
Chander Singh Rahi (born Chander Singh Negi, 28 March 1942 – 10 January 2016) was a prominent folk singer, balladeer, musician, poet, storyteller, and cultural conservator from Uttarakhand, India.
She has released many Garhwali and Kumaoni music albums. [1] [2] [3] Meena Rana [4] is a celebrated Uttarakhandi singer, renowned for her melodious voice and extensive contribution to the regional music of Uttarakhand. Born on May 24, 1975, in Delhi, she has become a prominent figure in the folk music scene, especially known for her songs in ...
Narendra Singh Negi (born 12 August 1949), also referred as 'Garh Ratna' and 'Bob Dylan of the hills' is one of the most prominent folk singers, composer and a poet of the Garhwal and Uttarakhand who prominently sings in Garhwali language. [1] [2] Reportedly, he has sung more than 1000 songs. [3]
Bedu Pako Baro Masa (English: Figs do ripen round the year) is a Kumaoni folk song in Kumaoni language which was composed by Mohan Upreti, B. M. Shah and written by Brijendra Lal Shah. This Kumaoni song was composed, written and first performed in the early 1950s and since has become popular all over Uttarakhand as even before it had been sung ...
Dr. Basanti Bisht (born, 1953) is a well known folk singer of Uttarakhand, famous for being the first woman singer of the Jagar folk-form of Uttarakhand. The Jagar form of singing is a way of invoking deities, which is traditionally done by men but, Basanti Bisht broke the practice and today is a well-known voice, and is trying to preserve this traditional form of singing.