Folk music is self-expression of people, consisting of tunes, lyrics, and knowledge passed down orally through generations.
Agriculture, food, ecology, seasons and rituals are the aspects of life which are captured in folk music.
Three types of folk music mentioned in the text are Palligit, Bhatiwali and Lalon Giti.
The changing landscape causes changes in language and style, leading to the fading of traditional tunes and thus it affects folk music.
Animal skin, bamboo and calabash are the materials used to make folk instruments.
Key words : folk musical instruments
A. Work in pairs. Look at the names of the musical instruments and answer the following questions.
| dotara | sarinda | guitar | bamboo flute | drum |
| tabla | piano | harmonium | ek-tara | violin |
- Can you sing a song?
- Can you play any of these musical instruments?
- Do you know anybody who can play any of these instruments? Tell what you know about her/him.
B. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Folk songs are songs sung in the traditional style of a community or country. Here the traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people.
We have a rich history and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and songs of Hason Raja are very popular. The traditional musical instruments are usually played with these songs.
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- Who usually likes our folk songs?
- Can you name some well known folk singers?
- Do you like folk songs? If you do, who is your favourite folk singer? Which song or songs do you like most?
C Discuss in groups and write a paragraph on the following question. Do you like to listen to folk songs? Why? Why not?
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View AllSome examples of Bangladesh folk music genres mentioned in the passage are Palligiti, Bhatiwali, Jari, Sari, Gambira, Lalon Giti, Palagan, and the songs of Hason Raja.
The instruments used in folk music are connected to the land and environment deeply. Our agriculture, food, ecology, seasons, and rituals are reflected in this tunes.
As people move to cities and villages change, the traditional tunes of folk music gradually fade.
Film directors feature these folk music in the films and thus folk music still present in mainstream media.
(a) consists (5) exclusively (c) depend (d) bamboo (e) instruments
Folk music (a) consists of tunes, lyrics and knowledge which are passed down orally for generations. The ways of folk life arc (b) exclusively reflected in the folk songs like Palligiti, Bhatiali, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalon Giti, Paalagan etc. The types and nature of folk music (c) depend on and differ from various landscapes and languages of ethnic communities. The instruments used for folk music are commonly crafted from locally available materials, like animal skin, (d) bamboo and calabash. But nowadays, folk music has found its place in mainstream films and music albums sung with modern (e) instruments as well.
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