"Kamrupi Lokgeet" is popular form of folk music that expresses thoughts and emotion of the common people of Kamrup.These songs are sung from time immemorial by various people of erstwhile undivided Kamrup
district. Beside this various forms of songs linking the day to day
activities are also popular like biyar geet (marriage songs), now
khelar (boat race) geet, maha-kheda (mosquito drive out) geet, child's play
geet, boroshibowa (fishing) geet, nisukoni (lallabye) geet and various
forms of Domahi (harvest cultivation festivity) geet. This folk songs reflects every aspect of life of
common people of Kamrup.
Considerably influenced by a class of Vaishnava songs of the highest sophistication and refinement, both literary and musical, the Kamrupi Lokgeet's, although sung to the humble dolara and the dagar (or khanjari) demonstrate great intricacy. It is known for richness of musical modes.1
Considerably influenced by a class of Vaishnava songs of the highest sophistication and refinement, both literary and musical, the Kamrupi Lokgeet's, although sung to the humble dolara and the dagar (or khanjari) demonstrate great intricacy. It is known for richness of musical modes.1
Sources
- Dutta Goswami, Praphulla (1974), Folks-Songs of Assam in Sangeet Natak, Issues 31-34, Sangeet Natak Akademi, p.64 Also clothed in a religious garb are a large number of songs current in the Kamrup district which are rather popular and known as Kamrupi Loka-geet. What is remarkable about this songs is not their religion but the richness of their musical modes. Considerably influenced by a class of Vaishnava songs of the highest sophistication and refinement, both literary and musical, the Kamrupi Lokgeets, although sung to the humble dotara and the dagar (or Khanjari) demonstrates great intricacy
