people live. Our agriculture, food, ecology, seasons, and rituals are all reflected in these songs. Palligiti, Bhatiwali, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalon Giti, Paalagan, and the songs of Hason Raja all embody the self-expression of the people.

As the landscape changes, the music shifts too. In the hill tracts, you encounter music with the same role but expressed in the diverse languages of the ethnic communities. The instruments used for folk music are crafted from materials found in the surroundings-animal skin, bamboo, and calabash are common examples. The sounds they produce are deeply connected to the land they come from. As people migrate to cities and villages transform, these traditional tunes are slowly fading. However, folk music still finds its place in mainstream films and music albums.

The following are translations of a Hason Raja song and a Bhawaiya song featured in the film Asiya, directed by Fateh Lohani:

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Some 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.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
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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.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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As people move to cities and villages change, the traditional tunes of folk music gradually fade.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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Film directors feature these folk music in the films and thus folk music still present in mainstream media.

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Key words : folk musical instruments

A. Work in pairs. Look at the names of the musical instruments and answer the following questions.

dotarasarindaguitarbamboo flutedrum
tablapianoharmoniumek-taraviolin
  1. Can you sing a song?
  2. Can you play any of these musical instruments?
  3. 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.

Questions

  1. Who usually likes our folk songs?
  2. Can you name some well known folk singers?
  3. 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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Some 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.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

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.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

As people move to cities and villages change, the traditional tunes of folk music gradually fade.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

Film directors feature these folk music in the films and thus folk music still present in mainstream media.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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Folk music is self-expression of people, consisting of tunes, lyrics, and knowledge passed down orally through generations.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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Agriculture, food, ecology, seasons and rituals are the aspects of life which are captured in folk music.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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Three types of folk music mentioned in the text are Palligit, Bhatiwali and Lalon Giti.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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The changing landscape causes changes in language and style, leading to the fading of traditional tunes and thus it affects folk music.

Md Zahid Hasan
Md Zahid Hasan
7 months ago
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Animal skin, bamboo and calabash are the materials used to make folk instruments.

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(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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immigration

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contain

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incarnate

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equivalent

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thriving

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