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FOLK MUSIC
Music is the sounds that are pleasant or exciting to listen to. Therefore, the combination of folk song,folk dance and folk tune is called folk music. In short, folk music is the song, tune and dance of a particular community of a particular region. Folk music is not sophisticated because it is still uninfluenced by any modern musical instrument or classical rules. Rural folk are the contributors of folk music in Bangladesh. Folk music may be of different types. It is broadly divided into religious and secular groups. The components of folk songs are many; such as-Bhatiyali,Bhawaiya, Zari, Sari, Kabigan, Baul song, Murshidi and Marfati which are the varieties of folk music found in our country. Some songs are on love, some are on separation, etc. Culture, festival,natural beaüty, river, rural and riverine life - are the major.themes and subject matters of folk songs. Some songs are to be sung by men, some by women, some individually and some in chorus. Bangladesh has a rich heritage of folk music with different varieties in different regions. Whatever may be the region or type, Bhatiyali is the most popular and widely sung song. The common instruments used in the folk music of Bangladesh are ektara, dotara, sitar, harmonium, flutes, etc. Folk music plays a great role in our social and cultural life. It represents social inequality, poverty, thoughts and ideas about the material world and the supernatural. It also reflects passionate love of the people in love. Folk music influences common people greatly.
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