Music has always been an important aspect of the lives of Indian people. India’s rich cultural diversity has contributed greatly to the various genres of folk music. Every region of India has its own folk music.
These folk genres are considered a part of the culture. Most of them are rooted in local folklore and customs, folk arts, song and proverbs among the illiterate people of rural life have created a unique sensibility for the people of urban life. The daily life of the villages begins with such folk song-festival celebrations. Lavanis, Garathi songs, Kolata songs, Nallaharakes, Devaragudda songs etc. can be said to be Karnataka’s contributions to the feature of folk literature.
Folk tradition in general represents the Kannadiga’s desire to convey and share his experiences of joy and sorrow with others. This motivation is similar to Kannada literature proper. The Carnatic folk tradition is not in written form but finds expression in the form of spoken word or song (folk song) transmitted and perpetuated by oral tradition. Another distinctive feature of Karnataka folk tradition is that any subject or experience, its expression is simple, direct and vivid, embellished with artwork or ornamentation.
Folk music varies from culture to culture. The traditional and often rural music genre was originally passed down through families and other small social groups.
Typically, folk music, like folk literature, lives in oral tradition are learned by listening rather than reading. It is primarily of rural origin.
