Folk Songs

Folk songs

For ages now man has needed little encouragement to burst into a song and moresoever people who are closely associated with nature and earth. Also it wasn’t necessary to have a talented voice or elaborate music accompaniment to express spontaneous emotions and simple happiness. And that was exactly what they did. The best of folk songs have come from people who were considered illiterate by today’s standard. Janabai’s ovya, tukaram’s abhangas are so replete of an immense understanding of human nature, social life and philosophy, that they are enough to shame a research scholar into reconsidering his contributions to the society.
Auspicious occasions like baarsa (naming ceremony), dohaljevan (ceremony performed for a pregnant woman), mangla gaur( after marriage), bhondla(little girls ceremony in spring) all have their own specific songs which women get together and sing.
In adivasi tribes, the day is incomplete without a song on the lips of a farmer, to drive away his exhaustion and bring joy to his heart. Young children before they say their names, learn to hum these songs. In this way, a great impact can be seen on the lives of people of Maharashtra.
Attached below are some examples of folk songs.
ovya
abhanga
bhajane
gawalan
jogwa
bhupali
phatka
bhavara
aarti
bhondlyachi gaani
kautimbik gaani
bhalari geete
dhangaranchi gaani
jadavachi gaani
koli gite
nrutya gite
aadivasi gite