Electro Folk Series of T-Series Mix- Tape is more free-spirited and closer to its authentic self . Talking about Kashmiri folk songs , one must make a special mention to the Kashmiri song Roshay , included in the web series Made in Heaven . Originally , Roshay is a folk song first written by a celebrated female Kashmiri poet , Habba Khatoon who has been referred to as the Nightingale of Kashmir . The word Roshay means upset and angry , and the poet is describing this particular emotion from a lover ’ s perspective . Interestingly , it is her , longing for her male lover , an inversion that is bold and ahead of the times it was written in .
Punjabi
‘ Jugni ’ is a famous Punjabi folk song has been recreated several times , with one of the most famous versions being the Sufi version Chambe Di Booti by Coke Studio . Originally , in folk music , Jugni refers to the singer who acts as an observer and sings about the situations he or she is in . It talks about facing trials and tribulations in her path to love . Nothing could have captured the flux of emotions that happen in the Saif-Deepika 2012 film ‘ Cocktail ’ better than this brilliant Pakistani Punjabi folk song by Arif Lohar and Harshdeep Kaur .
Delivering hit songs tuned with fresh and extensive sounds with ambient electronics , Hari & Sukmani met back in 2008 , and folk music became the common link for them . Ever since then , they have produced multiple hit reprises of OG Punjabi folk songs such as Baagay , Latthay Di Chaadar , Challa , and Madhaniyan . Their latest track ‘ Baagay ’ has taken social media by storm .
Similarly , when we take Bajre Da Sitta , a classic Punjabi folk ceremonial song , whose popularity dates back to the 1940s , singers Rashmeet Kaur , Ikka and Deep Kalsi ’ s contemporary rendition of this song has become massively loved in a short span . A blend of folk and old school hip-hop , it is like a breath of fresh air making it the much-needed danceable number of the month , hands-down a kickass way of reintroducing the classic to the younger generation .
Chattisgarh
Who doesn ’ t know ‘ Genda Phool ’? This simple but amusing number is a part of the Chhattisgarhi folk song called Dadariya . Dadariya included folk songs that described personal situations , but in a humorous manner - such as with Genda Phool , where a wife talks about her in-laws , as she waits for her husband to return home . Dadaria is one of the many kinds of folk songs from Chhattisgarh where men and women have been known to sing it during leisure while harvesting in paddy fields . This song by Rekha Bhardwaj from Delhi 6 is an adaptation of one of the Dadarias .
The unique thing about the folk mix trend is that they ’ ll never be completely traditional or completely western , they ’ ll always be an astounding amalgamation of the past and the present . After all , folk music is like a treasured old recipe that should be passed on through generations as each cluster keeps adding its flavour to this sonic blend of inheritance .
PALAK DOSHI
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