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Marathi Songs and Marathi Music

Rudra | Jun 30, 2010 |

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Marathi songs are part and parcel of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The folk songs of Maharashtra show the great cultural heritage of the Indian state. This is evident from the numerous Marathi singers present in the Bollywood music scene with the likes of every green play back singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Malgudi Subha and Usha Uthup. These are just to mention a few; if we look at singers originating from Maharashtra, you will realised that the whole of music in the Indian film industry is organised by Marathi singers. This is owed to the magnificent musical and cultural tradition of the state.

The great historical civilisation of Maharashtra has always been associated with its ever green and vibrant melodious inheritance. Marathi songs could be heard not just about all regions of Maharashtra but across whole of Republic of India and even across the global.

It is believed that the wide ethnicity of the people of Maharashtra commits Maharashtra its melodious culture and inheritance. The province of Maharashtra has about 510 castes, sub-castes and tribes and other various groupings with assorted lingual dialects and culture. This variety has been central and helpful in bestowing the music to the platforms to which Marathi songs and music stands firm today. For instance, the Maharashtrians (the people of Maharashtra) has been traditionally affiliated with dance and music that does melodious plays and acts at spiritual, ethnic and wedding occasions. These cultural events over centuries have added Marathi music to its avid altitude among the average masses.

The music in Maharashtra has also been regulated by the neighbouring provinces primarily Rajasthan and Gujarat which too has good musical inheritance. These states use a variety of instruments which are used to compose songs and music; such as the traditional sitar and the harmonium. They are these very musical tools which are able of giving rise to beautiful and exotic audios in tradition Indian music.

Maharashtra is a province of Republic of India with a good ethnic musical heritage; a culture where music dwells in heart of the Marathi state; an Indian land where musical custom is character and package of the custom of the Marathi country.