Gujarati folk music: a little thought, a little worry

Gujrati Folk Music

In folklore, as much importance is given to the word, sometimes even more importance is given to the music than the word, the word with the vowel is the same folkloric, the pronounced rhythmic word is the same folklore in which the word melody and rhythm are found.

In every sphere of folk life, human beings have resorted to music. If there is an element that harmonizes folk culture, it is folk music. In it, all human emotions are harmonized, folk music originated with the emergence of human sensations, when primitive man resorted to melody to express the feelings of his heart, spontaneous tone, rhythm, rhythm and vocabulary were instinctively quoted and folk music emerged from it.

We have no history as to when the sweet melodious folk dances that have been ingrained in people's throats, body-mind-soul for ages, and which can never be forgotten due to their enchanting intoxicating nature, originated. But the melodious sound of the springs, the chirping of the birds, the rumble of the animals, the whistling of the wind, the thunder, the roaring of the sea, just as the sound is related to the sound, folk music is also born by such different sounds.

Folk music has a place in the history of music. The history of Indian music is as old as the Samaveda but it is believed that folk music tones were flowing in the folk life even before the Samaveda was composed. Classical music is born out of folk music.

Features of folk music

The main features of folk music are lack of artificiality, instinctiveness, sweetness expressed by very few vowel sounds, natural, natural tone and rhythm combination, traditionally inherited rites, region diversity, combination of vowels preserved from ages, rhythm and occasion. Elements can be considered. Folk music is usually limited to three, four, five, six or seven tones (usually five or fewer tones in folk songs). Associated with it are the compositions of folk dance and folklore in the form of Shanghai.

The expression of folk music which is soft, simple, gradient, instinctive rhythm and the secret of rhythm is attractive. Folk music is not a subject of study or practice. People are born with it. These vowels are not provocative but encouraging and have no specific classical structure. One's song can be sung in different ragas, rhythms, slopes from time to time in different regions and even though all the ragas are traditional, this omnipresent melody is inherited so it does not require any study to learn.

Especially in the folk music of Saurashtra, there are no difficult ups and downs. The music of folk music is the music of descent, not descent. Classical ragas have ascending music while Saurashtra folk songs have mostly descending music. In this too, the predominance is not of tone but of emotion. The full meaning and value of folklore is revealed only in the realm of folk music.

Shri Jayamallabhai Parmar, a scholar and mystic researcher of Saurashtra folk culture, has written in 'Aapni Lok Sanskriti' - But there is no definite classical constitution of tone or rhythm. '

The music in our folk music is different from the classical music. This sound, which sounds very attractive naturally, is maintained due to the melody. The ease with which multiple songs can be sung in a single tune or a song can be sung in multiple tunes is due to the fact that there is no binding - no definite notation - no definite constitution. The frequency of words and vowels is the lifeblood of folk music. 'A ..', 'A .. G .. Ray ..', 'Hey .. G .. Ray ..', 'Ray ..', 'Lol ..', 'Mana' to preserve the rhythm of the music. Vowels like Raj .. ',' Yes ​​.. Yes .. Yes .. 'are added to folk songs. Experiments in the Samaveda which are called Varnastobha, Padastobha and Vakyastobha and sometimes Matrastobha are found in many places in folk music.

Gujarat's folk music is a combination of many specialties and many traditions. Leading musical rites of many sects like Shaivism, Shakti, Vainav, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam have influenced folk music.

Generally, in the folk music of Gujarat-Saurashtra, the shadows of classical ragas like Sarang, Madh, Pilu, Kafi, Dhanashri, Kedar, Bhimpalasi, Bihag etc. appear but not all the vowels according to the pure constitution of those classical ragas are used in folk songs.

Rhythms like Kerwa, Dhamar, Trital, Hinch, Dadra, Deepchandi, Lavani, Khemto, Tevara, Maniyaro, Dodhiyo are used in folk music. Even these rhythms of folk music are not regular. The amount of rhythm of folk music fluctuates compared to the exact amount that is fixed in classical music. It varies in quantity according to the words and price of the folk song, the rhythm of the folk music can fluctuate according to the nature of the singer but according to the tradition it is also in a voluntary bond, which keeps the singer and the dancers in a certain rhythm.

Folklore

Four types of folk instruments are used for folk music in Gujarat.

1. Blind instruments - leather instruments such as drums, pakhwaj, tabla, khanjari, duff, dolak, dak, damru, nagaru, transa and bobat etc.

2. Sushir Vaadyo - Pavo, Jodia Pavo, Bansi, Sharanai, Shankh, Shingi, Bhungal and Madari Morli etc.

3. Stringed instruments - Ramsagar, Sarangi, Tambur, Sundari, Ravanahattho, Jantar, Desi Sitar etc.

4. Solid instruments like manjira, zanz, kansiya, kartal, patpati, ghughara, dandiya, zalar, ghado, ghanta etc.

In Gujarat today, folk music has been invaded by classical music, easy music, film music and entertaining western music. Gradually the chorus became obsolete, the folk dance was forgotten, the folk singers started using modern western musical instruments and started replacing the traditional folk tones with new vowels, vocal movements and tricks. Thousands of artists have started imitating a well-known singer, as a result of which the original, traditional melody, rhythm, slope and style have been forgotten. At a time when the entire community is moving towards urbanization, industrialization, westernization and modernization, folk or devotional music programs are called 'Dior'. Dior is a program of folk music that includes the three organs of vocal, poetic and narrative. Folklore, Folklore, Duha-Chhand, Bhajan-Santvani, Folklore, Mysterious Stories, Humorous Jokes, Wedding Songs, Ras, Rasada, Garba, Garbi, Religious Historical, Social or Mythology - Folklore Charani Dingli verses and verses of Vrajbhasha like Sapakhara, Chappay, Rekhta, Sawaiya, Tribhangi, Charchari, Harigit, Jhulanagjagati, Renanki etc. are performed in a loud voice. The word dior is originally from Arabic. ‘Daira’ range and ‘Diara’ from Dairah. Its various meanings are recorded in dictionaries, the main ones being - 1. Congregation of personal men, 2. Congregation of men sitting in a circle. A community of wise men, 2. Small equal court, 3. Grandson meal, 2. A bunch of addicted men.

Over the last fifteen years, the form of Dyra's program, vocals, and presentation of poetry have changed. One of the songs sung by a popular artist is a weak imitation of Sugam-Shastri-filmy entertainment music attack on folk music, entry of foreign instruments, banjo, ile in between while performing satvani-bhajans-folk songs. Organ playing film songs, noisy entertaining light folk music instead of pure folk music, rhymes written by commanding poets instead of traditional compositions , Description of fake heroes, light jokes or lip service in a very loud voice, mimicry, ghazal-qawwali and film songs. Today diarrhea is only for entertainment and earning money. Only a limited number of compositions are presented in the diary. Let us see the poverty of the artists. Each artist performs a single song, bhajan, duha, chhand, prasang. Only two four duhas of the region description and two five verses of the monsoon season can be heard. Songs of backward castes, herdsmen, farmers are never sung. Without understanding the difference between pastoral literature and folklore, 'Praveen Sagar', 'Avatar Charitra', 'Nagdaman', 'Bidad Shangar', 'Vibha Vilas', 'Pandavayashendu Chandrika', 'Kagvani' verse-poems, Vrajbhashana literature Our heart sank when our artists performed 'This is our folklore'. Folk song is a song that has been sung for hundreds of years. There is no definite doer, in which many texts are transliterated, the song is sung from time to time according to region, from time to time, from place to place, but the rhythm, slope, style is almost traditional even though the words of the text change. Folk songs are sung from time to time according to the life cycle from birth to death of a human being. Sixteen sacraments according to the Indian way of life , Including occasional songs from Hallarda to Mercia.

Today, the art presented by the artists representing the prominent folk culture or folk music of Gujarat-Saurashtra does not retain its natural form, but various changes are made in it for the purpose of entertaining the spectators and listeners. There have been many changes in tone, rhythm, slope, or folk dances. Mixed singing system has come into existence, in which the composition is folk-folk music but the melody, film music and ragdari music are mixed so that even pure raga is not bound and folk music dies.

At such a time there is a need for 'Lokvidya Sanshodhan Bhavan', Institute of Ethnic Arts in which all kinds of rural traditional tunes, rhythms, slopes, styles-dances of Gujarat are audible, and its original tradition is presented to the world by studying its art comprehensively. To come. Materials preserved in coastal tribes, forest tribes, desert areas, villages around big cities and in remote villages according to the geographical dimension and according to the occupation, there are various occupations such as cattle breeder, farmer, fisherman, sailor, seafarer, laborer, trader If the content of folk music is compiled - researched - edited - edited - preserved and then it is evaluated in a completely scientific manner by interdisciplinary evaluation method, where is the complete history of studies and researches about Gujarati folk music in which what is written about folk music in Samved? Who was the first to experiment with folk music?