Jammu, May 16 (Scoop News) –With the aim to encourage the artists and promote and preserve the folk and traditional music of the State , J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages hold a traditional music programme today here at K.L Saigal Hall , Cultural academy , Jammu.
The prominent traditional and folk parties of the state gave their mesmerism performances with the traditional musical instruments. The artists sung Baran (Ballet) and Karkan and other famous devotional songs which has been preserved over the centuries by their four and five fathers .
Savita Bakshi ,additional secretary , J&K Academy of Art , Culture and Languages , Jammu , in her welcome address said that the traditional Indian as well as local music of the state encompasses a wide range of musical forms which have developed out of the cultural diversity of the nation . While giving the detail of the traditional music she said most of the traditional music forms are devotional in nature.
Dr. Sudhir mahajan incharge SoCA G-1 who was the overall in charge of the programme and also conducted the proceedings of the programme said traditional music is the reflection of the country’s extreme cultural diversity. There is very rich legacy of cultural music in indicia which has been developed over several eras and span centuries and need to preserve the same especially in the satellite and digital era. The Academy is making all its best efforts to preserve, promote and propagate the same art and the artists a well so that this art could be transformed into the present generation and also encouraging them to adapt this art for its further transmission in order to uphold the continuity of this intangible legacy of the age old century’s tradition.
The folk traditional parties who gave their splendid performances were Shiv Dass Party and Madan Lal and party from the Marh Block Jammu .
Bishan Dass JSA arrange all the items sung in the programme .
The function was attended by the prominent artists, writers and the members of the civil society.
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