Facts About Gujarati Songs
Gujarati is the mother-tongue of the people living in Gujarat &adjacent states like Daman & Diu. People of Gujarat are very vibrant &lively people &so are their songs & music. Gujarati songs are liked by people of all ages, be it children, be it youth or be it old. this is because Gujarati songs have variety in song types. Children like funny songs like the ones sung by Devang Patel: Mari marji, for youth its garba songs, for aged there are bhajans, lokgeet. Gujarati songs have a cultural touch to them. In their lyrics they verbally depict the tradition of the state. Gujarati films have not gained so much audience appreciation in comparison to Gujarati songs. Its classical based songs still have a primitive beats & lyrics far away from the modern songs. Along with Gujarati people, even the non-gujarati crowd enjoys the raas garba songs, wedding songs, stavans etc.
Songs are easy to decode even by people from non Gujarati background.Falguni Pathak is called the queen of dandiya.She sings excellent Gujarati songs. To hear her sing Gujarati songs, large crowd gather. The folk songs are widely liked because they have still preserved the authentic music and lyrics given by charans & ghadavis.classical composers like pandit omkamath, maulabaux have given excellent composition in the field of haveli sangeet tradition. Gujarati films also have larger audience as the songs are the major components of the films. Gujarati festival like Navratri is the root cause of making gujarati songs very popular around the country .Thus securing an important place in Indian music .Dancing on the Gujarati songs have become popular in the school competitions , realty shows , sangeet.
Gujarati songs are very integral part of Indian music. They are cherished and mesmerized by the music lovers for their sweetness and melodious music.
