MUSKAN GOSWAMI
5 Fabulous Folk Singers
Who Have Brought the Unique Flavour of Regional Music to Bollywood
T
ime and again, Bollywood infuses a touch of folk music and tunes to its songs. But, the essence of the folk music lies in its
folk singers. The raw and magical voices of the folk singers seem to be embedded with folk music. Some Bollywood movies
realized the charm of folk singers well and thus, decided to spell the charm of their voices over Bollywood.
1.Nooran Sisters
The Nooran Sisters, Jyoti
Nooran and Sultana Nooran,
have come together for many
Bollywood songs. Trained
by their father, Ustad
Gulshan Mir, the sisters have
specialized in Sufi folk music.
The first Bollywood song that
the duo sang was Patakha
Guddi from Highway. From
then onwards, the sisters have
delivered many hit songs for
movies like Sultan, Dangal
and Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
3. The Wadali
Brothers
The famous brother
duo, Puranchand
Wadali, and late
Pyarelal Wadali
are known for their
soulful Sufi music.
When their soothing
voices blended in
Bollywood music,
mesmerizing folk
music came out. The
Wadali Brothers had
sung songs for movies
like Pinjar and Tanu
Weds Manu.
2.Papon
Papon started as an Indian
folk-fusion singer and was
born to an Assamese folk
singer couple. In Bollywood,
Papon has given innumerable
hit songs from movies like
Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Befikre,
and Dum Maro Dum.
4. Mame Khan
Mame Khan is an incredible
singer from Jaisalmer. He is a
master in Jangra music, a fold
of Rajasthani folk which offers
celebratory songs. Mame Khan
has sung for many movies
including No One Killed
Jessica, Luck By Chance and
Mirzya, among others.
5.Ila Arun
Ila Arun is probably one
of the most famous folk
singers in Bollywood. This
Rajasthani folk singer has
given many chartbusters in
Bollywood music. She has
sung for movies like Slumdog
Millionaire, Karan Arjun, and
Khalnayak.
These folk singers and many others have received appreciation and love from people all across India. Here’s hoping that
Bollywood brings more such talented folk singers under the spotlight.
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