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Due to the large area with many sub-regions, the folk music has minor lingual differences but invokes the same feelings. The sub-regions, Malwa, Doaba, Majha, Pothohar, and hills areas, have numerous folk songs. [4] Punjabi dance OP Bhangra music which is a genre of Punjabi modern music invented in Britain by the Punjabi diaspora.
Tappa originated from the folk songs of the camel riders in Punjab. [1] The tappa style of music was refined and introduced to the imperial court of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, [2] and later by Mian Ghulam Nabi Shori or Shori Mian, a court singer of Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, Nawab of Awadh.
Folk music of the Punjab is the traditional music of Punjab produced using traditional musical instruments like Tumba, Algoza, Dhadd, Sarangi, Chimta and more. There is a wide range of folk songs for every occasion from birth to death including marriage, festivals, fairs and religious ceremonies.
The ghaṭam (Sanskrit: घट, Kannada: ಘಟ ghaṭa, Tamil: கடம் ghatam, Telugu: ఘటం ghataṃ, Malayalam: ഘടം, ghataṃ) is a solid instrument used in various repertoires across the Indian subcontinent, especially in Southern India. Its variant is played in Punjab and known as gharha as
Bhangra (Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ) is a type of traditional folk dance of Punjab area of the Indian subcontinent. [1] According to Manuel (2001), bhangra is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival, performed during harvest season between April and the first quarter of May.
Kavishari or kavishri (Punjabi: ਕਵੀਸ਼ਰੀ) is a style of Punjabi folk music entailing energetic and dynamic a cappella singing. [1] It was originated in the Malwa region of Punjab as a sung form of "Chhand-Baddh" kavita (poetry). [1] [2] A performer or writer of kavishari is known as a kavishar (Punjabi: ਕਵੀਸ਼ਰ). [3]
Bugchu (Punjabi: ਬੁਘਚੂ), also spelled as Bughchu, Bugdu or Bughdu, is a traditional musical instrument native to the Punjab region. [1] [2] It is used in various cultural activities like folk music and folk dances [3] such as bhangra, [4] Malwai Giddha [5] etc. It is a simple but unique instrument made of wood.
Jugni is an age-old narrative device used in Punjabi folk music. It is the traditional music of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [1] Jugni is sung at Punjabi weddings in India, Pakistan, US, Canada, Australia and UK. In folk music, it stands in for the poet-writer who uses Jugni as an innocent observer to make incisive, often ...