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The earliest singers who were influential in the folk music of Uttarakhand are: Mohan Upreti: A famous folk-singer from Kumaon, Mohan Upreti is known for his Nanda Devi Jagar & Rajula Malushahi Ballad. [1] His iconic Kumaoni song Bedu Pako Baro Masa is fondly referred to as the cultural anthem of Uttarakhand. [2]
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 ...
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 ...
Mohan Upreti (1928–1997) was an Indian theatre director, playwright and a music composer, considered one of the pioneers in Indian theatre music. [1]A popular figure in Kumaon, Mohan Upreti is remembered for his immense contribution towards the revitalisation of the Kumaoni folk music; and for his efforts towards preserving old Kumaoni ballads, songs and folk traditions. [2]
Folk song genres include ceremonial mandals, martial panwaras and melancholy khuded, thadya, and jhoda. Musical instruments used in Kumaon music include the dhol, damoun, turri, ransingha, dholki, daur, thali, bhankora, and masakbhaja. Tabla and harmonium are also used, but to a lesser extent. Some prominent singers are:
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His father is an ex-army man and a former boxer and his mother is a homemaker. Negi is the youngest among his siblings. Being born and brought up in a Kumaoni – Rajput family, he has no ancestral roots to the music. However, he feels the music is always there in the beauty of hills and that has always been a big inspiration to him.