Like Sundar Mundriye, there are many more Punjabi folk songs that have become an essential part of Lohri celebrations. Musicians who often sing Punjabi folk songs share how these became mainstream ...

aiz Ahmed Faiz, writing on the flap of Ban Phulwari (meaning “flowers in full bloom”), a collection of Pothwari and Punjabi folk songs and dances, reflected on the role of folklorists. Folklorists, ...

Our folk songs are marked by certain distinct features. One, they are simple. Not that they lack depth. The depth whenever they have it, is expressed in a manner that makes them easily understandable ...

From Bajre Da Sitta and Bhabhi Meri Hoor Wargi or remixed renditions of Do Pall and Ik Meri Akh Kashni, chances are that you’ve heard these Punjabi folk songs while scrolling on Instagram lately. The ...

The music of the people, folk music, is so old that only a guess can be hazarded about its antiquity. We do not know when it was made up or who made it up. We do know, however, that music itself ...

Punjab has always had a rich tradition of folk music, one that goes all the back into the times of singing tales of love and valour by jogis, dhadis, kissagos, mirasis and bhaands to the rhythms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giddha students at the Shan-E-Punjab Arts Club. The dance focuses on grace, flexibility and strength and, along with its ...

Neelum Ahmad Basheer is a well-known Urdu writer and has a visible presence on the literary landscape. She has a sizable number of publications to her credit. Her profile says that she is ‘a fiction ...