Episode 17 - Let's rock to bollywood folk
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Folk music is the primal music created by humans - to celebrate, live & love life - in all its manifestations. Bollywood has drawn huge inspiration from folk music traditions over the years and the attempt continues to today. The orchestration may change but the underlying rhythms remain unmistakably folk. This episode is an attempt to identify some of these influences on Bollywood music. The songs featured are - 1. Arre ja re hat natkhat - Navrang(1959) 2. Main to bhool chai babul ka des - Saraswati Chandra (1968) 3. Daiya re daiya chadh gaya paapi bichchua - Madhumati (1958) 4. Chalat musafir - Teesri Kasam(1966) 5. Nain lad jaihen - Ganga Jamna (1961) 6. Yeh desh hai veer jawano ka - Naya Daur (1957) Suggestions/comments - please write to [email protected]
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