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v. t. e. Punjabi folk music (Punjabi: پنجابی لوک موسیقی, Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਗੀਤ or Punjabi Folk) is the traditional music on the traditional musical instruments of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [1][2] There is a great repertoire of music from the time of birth through the different ...
Punjab is currently divided into two parts: East Punjab, in India, and West Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan. The Punjab has diverse styles of music, ranging from folk and Sufi to classical, notably the Patiala gharana. Contemporary Punjabi music has tended to include more modern hip-hop and R&B sounds.
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]
Major folk singers. Malika Pukhraj (1912 - 2004) (sang in Kashmiri Dogari Pahari language) Tufail Niazi (1916 - 1990) (sang in Punjabi language) Alam Lohar (1928 - 1979) (sang in Punjabi language, especially famous for popularizing Jugni folk songs) [1] Arif Lohar (he is maintaining his father Alam Lohar 's tradition as well as updating it by ...
1936 – 1979. Known for. Punjabi folk music, Chimta playing. Awards. Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979. Alam Lohar (Punjabi: محمد عالم لوہار) was a prominent Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. [1] He is credited with creating and popularising the musical term Jugni. [2]
Attaullah Khan Niazi[a] SI PP (Punjabi: [əˈt̪aːʊˈlaː xaːn nɪaːzi]; born 19 August 1951), known professionally as Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, [c] is a Pakistani musician, singer, and poet from Isakhel in Mianwali District, Punjab. [1][2] He is mainly associated with Punjabi folk music and has written various songs and poems in Punjabi ...
Punjabi folk music (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਗੀਤ (); پنجابی لوک موسیقی ()) has a wide range of traditional musical instruments used in folk music and dances like Bhangra, Giddha etc. [1] [2] [3] Some of the instruments are rare in use and to find even.
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 ...