Yesterday, I found some really good folk songs from Bihar on Archive.org. It got me thinking about the music from Madhesh (Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Tharu, and others).
These languages don’t get the attention they deserve, and the people who speak them have faced a lot of challenges. Let’s change that, at least a bit.
I’m asking all to share your favorite songs from Madhesh. It could be a folk song, a traditional tune, or something new from these languages. Share the links, titles, or just the names of the artists you like.
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I’ll start
This particular one moved me yesterday is titled **Regional Music of Bihar** published by Centre for Cultural Resources & Training, Delhi ( CCRT ) under Bharat Ek Khoj project: https://archive.org/details/dni.ncaa.CCRT-138-UMHB
Songs from Resham Chaudhary’s Kamaiya Movie has really good tharu songs.
p.s. Idk how many of you have watched this but please do. Shows how good and rich these languages really are. **Awadhi – The Language of Ayodhya** by India in Pixels by Ashris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uhossX4UXs
Omg yaassss. Awadhi is loveeee.
1. Range sari gulabi chunariya re, mohey mare najariya sawariya re
2. Ja ja re apni mandirwa
3. I think some songs from the movie umraojan are also in awadhi such as “agle janam mohey bitiya na kijo”.
4. Piya tora kaisa abhiman from movie raincoat
5. Songs from lagaan movie are too in awadhi I think
About maithali I only remember “kouno thaagwa nagariya lootal ho” the sing is really beautiful. Look up maithili thakur on YouTube she sings songs in maithali.
Although m not from madhesh, my favourite is ‘churi, payal, kangana’ by mamta chaudhary..had it on loop for months..