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| Ke Tohra Sang Jai - Manna Lal Yadav - Just like all other Nirgun songs - this one too talks of the inevitability of death. It is addressed to the parrot - which is often used as a metaphor for the soul. It describes the sorrow that accompanies death and the futility of that sorrow in a sense. |
Aalha Udal - Balla Ram Singh - Aalha and Udal were two warrior brothers whose tales of valour are sung all over the North in a very dramatic manner. |
Moriya Aachcha Moliyo Re - Virah - Mohammad Ayub - This is a song of separation. The cry of the peacock makes the protagonist long for her lover who is in a distant land. She is asking the peacock not to cry out for it pierces her heart like a double edged sword. |
Janata Party - Geet - Jawahar Lal Yadav - Jawahar Lal belongs to the Yadav community which supported the Janata party strongly when it came to power in 1977, defeating the Congress for the first time in Independent India. This song was written at that time - celebrating the victory of the Janata party. |
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| Ram Bhaila Jogiya - Khadi Biraha - Manna Lal Yadav - Called a Khadi Biraha, these are short songs that are sung without any musical accompaniment and Manna Lal Yadav brings great emotion to the rendering of this one. |
Bhara Ho Bhara Ho - Geet - Mohan Lal Kanskar - Possibly this song seeks to make a comment on some of the ills of modern society and rues about the fact that hardly any attention is paid to villages in today's times. |
Pahad Ki Gaadi Mein - Geet - Radha - A simple song, it brings out the memory of the homeland that exists in the hearts of those who have to live far away. |
Gadi Chaleli Chaleli - Chhapeli - Anandi Devi & Santram - The precise meaning of this song is not clear and the stanzas have most likely been added over time by the singer. Towards the end of the song the singer gives his own introduction and his complete address. This is a common practice followed in many folk songs. |
Mili Juli Gaave - Manoj Tiwari 'Mridul' - A typical Sohar, sung to celebrate the birth of a child, this song describes the jubilation in the house of Baba Nand at the birth of Lord Krishna. |
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| Satguru Se Lelete Giyanava - Kaharauva - Ram Kailash Yadav - A song celebrating the virtues of education, it is an example of the use of folk music to instill the good values of the modern world in the rural population's mind. |
Baba Nimiya Ke - Nirvahi - Urmila Srivastava - Using the neem tree as a metaphor for the home of the father where little birds live - the song prepares the girl for marriage.
Just like little birds fly away to make their own nest one day so must all young girls make their own homes. |
More Pichvarva - Ropni by Ram Kailash Yadav - A song sung by women while sowing paddy. |
Char Palla Mein Moor - Bhajan - Ratan Nath - He is a practioner of the vibrant Terah Taali form where acrobatics forms a part of the singing. |
Hari Ghodi Re - This group, Kalu Ram & Party is performing a Bhajan at a fair, they use an aloza or the double flute |
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| Hamke Sawan Mein - Kajri by Urmila Srivastava - A monsoon song in which the woman cajoles her lover |
Bharo - Rituraina - Jhusia damai An energetic 86 year old artist living in the Kumaon hills. . He dances vigorously while singing. |
Matir Modal Rediyota - Baul Gaan - Joyguru Baul Sampradaya - Baul singers are faquirs who travel around singing. This is a very unique song in which the human body is compared to a radio. |
Aali Kamadi Bavala Ki - Mohammed Ayub and his group sing Kalya. at an informal singing sesssion |
Mahi Fouji - Mundri lal sings a song about a young woman whose lover is just about to return from his army posting on the coming day. He sings about how she adorns herself in preparation of his arrival . |
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| Mhara Gajanand Sove - Bhajan sung in the Terah Taali form by Ratan Nath - Ratannath is a practitioner of the popular Terah taali form, where the performer ties thirteen manjeeras or bells on his body and performs the song using them. Ratannath's style is partly acrobatics where he balances his Chautara on his head and does other antics in a visual treat. |
Sakhi Khel Lehun - Shyam Bihari Gaur runs a small dance group which perfoms in the city of Allahabad. They perform a Kajri |
Dhadya Dhadya Rupaliya - Bhabi Devar (Lok Geet) - Ganesh Jogi & Teju Behan |
Barkha Ke Aail Bahar - Devi - Urmila Srivastava - Sung in the monsoon months, this song describes the goddess, wearing flower ornaments, swinging on a swing, wind pushing it, peacocks singing and rain like elixir drops, falling from the heaven. |
Antar Ki Aave - Mela Song - Rajasthani Mela Women in a mela in Rajasthan. They usually stick together in lorries the lorries in which they travel and sing to their heart's content. |
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| Sada Bhavani - Chhapeli - Govind Singh - Pratap Singh Rawal 'Bairiya' |
Makhan De De Ri - Bhajan- Sohan lal bhopa Bhopas are travelling musicians from Rajasthan |
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