Folk Music/Art in Bangladesh
Folk music is music that belongs to a Community and
that is not influenced by any sophisticated music rules or any standard music
styles. Folk music includes both religious and secular songs. The history of
This type of music composition can be traced back to the third century between BC
during the Gupta dynasty. Generation of rural poets; composers created an enormous
tradition of Bangla folk music. Most of the folk songs are composed based on rural
people, culture, and environments which differ from region to region in
Bangladesh. It has a great variety in Bangladesh. They are Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya,
Baul, spiritual song, Jarnigan, Sarigan, Murshidi etc. Bangladesh has a good
number of instruments of her own. They are Dotara, Dhole, Bhasi,
Mandira, Khajani, Hari, Kumkum and Zara etc. Some famous singers have made the
folk musk popular among the people of Bangladesh. They are Shiraj Saiah, Lalon
shah, Shah Abdul Karim, Hasan Raja, Abbas Uddin‚ Abdul Alim and Radha Roman who
are the notable folk singers in Bangladesh. Tribal custom, culture, and life
styles have an effect on it. This kind of music may be sung individually or in
chorus. At present the condition of folk music in our country is very poor.
Nowadays rich traditional folk music is inevitably influenced by western music
and culture. So, we should avoid the foreign music. Because we should not
neglect our rich traditional folk music. All of us should be come forward to
preserve our rich, ancient and significant folk song.