

me dolkara dolkara dariyata raja sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar Several Bollywood songs have been inspired by Koligeets, but I haven't heard even one that lives up to the beauty of the originals. Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle have sung many Koligeets, and I'm sure you can find them online. If you have never heard it, and know even a tingy bit of Marathi or Konkani, I encourage you to discover the Koligeet music. Each song has a repearting rythm that reminds of the waves in the sea. Teasing, and innocence of a lifestyle that is lost since. The songs feature melodious tunes, playful themes, Koligeet or Songs of Fisherfolk is a unique genre of Indian musicĪll the songs in Koligeet are set in the background of river, sea, storms,Īnd other coastal artifacts. Marathi folksongs, theater songs ( Natyasangeet), and devotional songs (Bhaktigeet).ĭuring a recent road trip to Chicago, Milwaukee and back, I happened to carryĪ CD of Marathi folksongs, known as Koligeet, or the songs of the fisher-folk, To play when I was young were invariably in Marathi, and I know lots of In our joint-family, many of the elders studied in the erstwhile Bombay


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