Bengali Folk Song\nThis section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.\n? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

Bengali Folk Song\nThis section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.\n? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

Bengali Folk Song\nThis section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.\n? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

The southwestern provinces of Guangxi , Guizhou , and Yunnan make up a mountainous region with the greatest cultural diversity in China. The Zhuang people who live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region enjoy singing shange in pairs or groups of five to six people. While majority of shange are about love between a man and a woman, some narrate epic tales. They can also be improvised in surprising ways to match the situation.\n\nThe Miao people, characterized by the unique hairstyles of the women, are scattered around Guangxi Province, Guizhou Province, and other parts of southwestern China. They have a unique singing technique that involves drawing out a single note as long as possible. Using this technique, they sing feige that sounds like flying birds and jiuge . The lusheng music played by men is also worth a listen.\n\nThe Kam (Dong) people live in Guizhou and are well known in China as the most vocally gifted tribe. Each village has several singing groups comprised of several dozen people, organized by gender and age. These groups sing dage , which are traditional polyphonic songs. The gulou and dage are such famous symbols of the Kam people and are used in tourism programs as well.\n\nAlthough there are many ethnic groups in Yunnan province, the Yi people are well known for their singing. Yi women sing songs with extremely high pitches to the accompaniment of yueqin played by the men. The Yi are also famous for their mass dances and singing parties during summer bonfire festival.