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Folk music in Rajasthan, North India has a long tradition. The common people of Rajasthan, North India work hard all day in the desert heat and in the evenings sing and dance to the folk music played by the local musicians.

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The most popular Rajasthani folk music is Maand that is played by the local musicians. This folk music developed in the royal courts. The musicians play traditional instruments and the folk singers sing the glory and praise of the Rajput rulers.

The Panihari folk music of Rajasthan, North India is sung by women and the theme of most of these songs are based on the scarcity of water in Rajasthan, North India and the daily chores of the village women near the village well. Some of these panihari folk songs are based on chance encounters with lovers and some are based on the relations in between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws. So come and enjoy the unique culture and traditions of Rajasthan during your cultural tours to Rajasthan, North India.

Folk music in Rajasthan, North India is a mixture of different flavors. There are folk songs dedicated to religious customs, festivals, fairs and deities.

There are popular folk songs or folk idioms by saints like Kabirdas, Surdas and Meerabai.

The folk arts and music traditions of Rajasthan, North India are kept alive by local entertainers such as the Dholis, Langas, Mirasis and Manganniyars. Folk musicians in Rajasthan, North India have been passing on the tradition of music from one generation to the other and that is how these folk traditions have been kept alive over the years.

A typical Rajasthani folk song usually has an alap or an introduction that is followed by dooba or the recital of the couplet. All the folk songs have a taan, i.e. the pitch of the song and the variations of tunes or the tibias.

Ballad singing has a special place in the Rajasthani tradition of folk music. Folk musicians and bards sing heroic tales of folk heroes and narrate stories of battles fought and tales of love and intrigue.

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