lokgeet Flashcards
music book: writer
rag manjari
pundrik vitthal
music book: writer
shringhar haar
ranthambore maharaja hammeer singh in 13 th century
what is in shringhar haar by ranthambore maharaja hammeer singh
the methodology of mel rag
music book: writer
rangmala
pundrik vitthal
music book: writer
raag ratnaakar
shri krishnanand vyas
music book: writer
sangeetraj
maharana kumbha in 15th century
music book: writer
what is in sangeetraj by maharana kumbha
16 shlokas with the items of music
music book: writer
raag kalpdrum
krishnanand vyas
music book: writer
radha govind sangeet saar
sawai pratap singh in1910
when was radha govind sangeet saar written by sawai pratap singh
1910
who sings dhola maaru
daadhi people
which is the lokgeet of sirohi
dhola maru
which love song is sung by dadhi tribe of sirohi
dhola maru
when is raantijanga/raatijoga sung
on auspicious occasions like weddings or mundans etc
which song is sung the whole night on auspicious occassions
as the name suggests
raatijoga or raantijanga
where is gorband sung
in shekhawati and desert regions. mainly on gangaur
which song is sung on gangaur
gorband
song which is the ideal incarnation of love in a married life
papaiyo
where does the wife wants to meet her husband according to papaiyo lokgeet
in upvan i.e. park
in which areas is peepli sung
mainly bikaner, shekhawati and marwar
virah lokgeet (seperation) sung by women in monsoon
peepli
when is peepli sung
teej and monsoon season
who sings peepli and in which emotion
women mainly in bikaner, shekhawati and marwar regions in teej and monsoon season in virah (seperation)
which gender sings gangaur geet
women
song sung in someone’s reminiscence or during vidai of daughter
olyu
which gender sings olyu and when
women sing it in someone’s reminiscence or daughter’s vidai
when is hichki sung
when missing someone
which instrument is used in kajaliya
chang
when is kajaliya sung
on holi with a chang
shringharik geet sung on holi
kajaliya
song for rajasthani women being rigid on husband worship
panihari
where is jhorava sung
jaiselmer
who sings jhorava
women of jaiselmer in virah of husband
why is kaaman sung
to safeguard newly wedded from jaadu tona
what is kurja song
woman who is separated asks kurja bird to send a message. very popular in tribal culture
which gender sings kangasiyo
women
what is indoni
women going for seeping water from well sings indoni
which song is sung by women going to seep water from well
indoni
when is ghoomar traditionally sung
gangaur
on which occasion is jalo or jalaal sung
chaak pujan with geedad dance
when women from bridal side come to see the groom’s baraat they sing it
which dance is done with jalo or jalaal
geedad dance in chak poojan
which song is sung when women from bride side come to see the groom’s baraat processions
jalo or jalaal
which song is sung on chaak pooja and which is the dance with it
jalo or jalaal with geedad dance
song sung by women in shravan month
teej
which tribe sings soonwatiya
bheel women
song sung by bheel women for husband gone foreign
soonwatiya
in which region is moomal song sung
jaiselmer
what is described in moomal lokgeet
shringharik song which describes the whole of moomal, the jaiselmer princess of lodrava
what is teja song
sung by farmers before starting new farming in devotion to tejaji
what is paavna song
song sung for the new song in law in in-laws house for the first time
in which month is hindo or hindalya sung
shrawan
song sung by women sitting on a swing
hindo or hindalya
sung in shravan
who sings dupatta song
in a wedding, bride’s friends
on which occassion is mahera sung
wedding
what are seethne
songs sung on weddings by mother-in-laws to father-in-laws cursing them
song sung by mother in laws to father in laws cursing them
seethne
which song is sung during feras of wedding
parnet/parinat
what is parnet/parinet
song sung during feras in wedding
what is jachcha
song sung on child’s birth. aka holar geet
other name for jachcha songs
holar songs
what kind of song is languriya
bhakti song
for kaila devi of karauli
song sung for kaila devi
languriya
in which region is panchheeda song sung
dhoondhad and hadoti regions
which instruments are used in panchheeda song
dholak
algoja
majeera
what is kaga
women sing in happiness over their man coming back comparing the shagun to a crow
in which case women sing kaga
happiness over their so coming back
in which region is bichhudo sung
hadoti
what is sung in bichhudo
woman sings for her husband telling that a scorpion has bit her and tells him to get remarried
song of woman telling her husband to remarry
bichhudo of hadoti region
what is sung in chirmi
a child bride sings about waiting for her brother and father
song sung by child bride waiting for her brother and father
chirmi
song about the dreams of a separated woman (virahini)
supna
which tribe sings subatiya
bheel women
what is sung in kesariya baalam
the sadness and torture of a woman waiting in virah. rajwadi song
which rajwadi song has the torture a woman face in virah and waiting
kesariya baalam
what is in moriya
agony of a child girl whose marriage is fixed but wedding is being delayed
song agony of a child girl whose marriage is fixed but wedding is being delayed
moriya
which song is sung by men and women together in bhil tribe
hamseedho
when is holar sung
aka jachcha is sung on a child birth
what is sung in jeero
virahini sings for her husband to not sow jeera(cumin)
when and where is ghudla sung
in marwar on holi
which gods are described in harjas
ram and krishna ki lila
when is badhava sung
on happiness and celebratory occasions
in which areas is rasiya sung
bharatpur, dholpur and braj areas
song where the hero is calling the heroine. shringharik geet.
laavni
what kind of ras is noticed in kavvali
veer ras
in which areas is patelya/lalar sung?
in hilly areas
on which festival is faag sung
holi
song related to birds, mainly peacock
moriya
what is in moriyo panihari
panghat related song. being true to husband dharma, a dialogue between a wanderer and paniharin(the woman who delivers water)
which song has a dialogue between pathik and paniharin
the panghat song moriyo panihari
what kind of singing is observed in kesariya baalam
maand
what are folk songs
reflection of the natural evocation of the common people. folk songs are spontaneous expression of joy and sorrow of the human mind without the rules of music, which provides for freedom.
what are folk songs according to rabindranath tagore
the art that carries a pleasant message of culture
what are folk songs according to gandhi
folk song is the language of the people, folk song is the watchman of our culture
what are folk songs according the dictionary of folklore
musical compositions of people whose literature is unabated with oral tradition, not with writing or printing
which is the state song of rajasthan
kesariya balam
in which style is kesariya balam sung
maand
in how many categories can the folk songs of rajasthan be divided? what are they
3
folk songs of common people
professional folk songs
regional folk songs
what are the categories divided for the folk songs of common people
traditional
festival
religious/devotion
weather/season
misc
what are the songs of folk goddesses called
chirja
what are the songs of folk gods called
harjas
of goddesses is chirja
how did the folk songs take the professional route
many castes during the monarchy rules in rajasthan accepted folk songs as a profession in praise of their kings or feudal lords.
how did the raags started becoming a part of the folk songs
when they took a professional route, raags like mand, das, sorath, maru, parj, khamej etc became part of folk songs
songs sung during war by the professional castes were in which raags
sindhu and maru
which castes started performing folk songs professionally
few examples are:
dholi
mirasi
langa
jogi
kamad
bhope
bhavai
kalbelia
khatik
rana
the regional folk songs of rajasthan can be divided into which categories
of desert region
of plain region
of hilly region
examples of songs from desert region
kurja
peepli
ratan rano
moomal etc
what were the specialties of desert region folk songs
due to the free atmosphere of deserts, these had higher vocals, longer melodies and more local vocal expansion
in which areas the folk songs of hilly regions sung in rajasthan
like udaipur, bhilwara, dungarpur, banswara, sirohi pratapgarh etc
a few examples of songs of hilly areas
patelya
bichhio
machhcar
shikaar
hamseedho
thari oonta ri aswari etc
what features can be found in the folk songs of hilly areas
they are more tribal folk songs with more examples of duet or group singing structure
what kind of ras was seen in the songs from the plain regions
bhakti and shringhar ras
why was bhakti and shringhar ras found in the plain regional folk songs
because of the touch of brij culture
what is the main ras in rajasthani folk music
shringhar ras
arrange these ras in descending order of their occurrence in rajasthani folk music
shringhar
shaant
veer
shringhar ras
shaant ras
veer ras
padharo mhare des is from which song
kesariya balam
how does the wife tells the kurja bird to take the message to her husband
udti kujariya sandeso mharo leti jaije
suvatiya song is sung by whom
women of bhil tribe
which animal is mentioned in suvatiyo
parrot
suva=parrot
with whom does the wife compare the parrot in suvatiyo
with devar
how is jodhpur mentioned in suvatiyo
woman tells the parrot to tell her husband to buy her choondi when he goes to jodhpur
what is sung in kaga
that if the crow flies when told, it is a good omen that the husband is coming home
who sings moriyo
girl who is engaged but is yet to be married
when is badhawa sung
on completion of any holy or auspicious occasion
why is kaman sung
to protect the groom from jaadu tona
what are seethne
abusive songs sung by women during marriage
what is pavna
song sung in inlaw’s house for the son in law
in which region hichki is sung
in mewat region in the memory of someone
in which region is jhorawa sung
in jaiselmer region in the memory of someone
how are hichki and jhorawa related
both are sung in the remembrance of someone
hichki is sung in mewar region while jhorawa in jaiselmer
what is the folk song of sirohi region
dhola maru
which community sings dhola maru
dadhi community
bichhudo is sung in which region
hadoti
what is sung in bichhudo
a dying wife who is bit by a scorpion tells her husband to get remarried after she dies
what is gorbandh
it is an ornament for camel’s neck also a song which is sung by women while they make the gorbandh
in which region is gorbandh sung
in shekhawati region
of which region is peepli
in shekhawati region and marwar region
on which occasion is peepli sung
on teej festival
what is sung in peepli song
wife calls her husband from abroad
a peepli that she planted with her husband is now a peepal tree and she is sitting in the shade and asking him to come home
what is sung in chirmi
girl in her in laws house compares herself to the small chirmi plant and misses her home; her pihar
chirmi babo sa ri laadli
when is koyal or olyun sung
on the bidai of a girl
which tribe sings humsidho
bhil men and women sing together in harmony
when is panihari sung
woman carrying water when notices advances on her from a man other than her husband sings it.
which song is known as the folklore of virtuous women
panihari
