Balochi music is the musical traditions of the Baloch people and music in the Balochi language. [1] The Baloch people have a rich oral tradition that includes poems and songs to celebrate or commemorate many events such as religious rites, festivals, or holidays and dance. [2] [3]
Types of Baloch songs include Balochi praise songs (sipatt and nazenk), love songs (dastanag), elegies (Mōtk or Mowtk.), lullabies (lilo), wedding and circumcision songs (halo and lado), songs of separation ( zahirok, liko), epics (sher), fishermen’s songs (amba and lewa), healing songs ( gwati, sheki, sheparja, and malid, Zar), and Zikri ritual songs. [3] [4]
As with spoken language, Baloch music varies from region to region. [5]
Balochi music has been very popular in Iran, Oman and Pakistan.
Instruments in traditional Balochi music include suroz, donali, ghaychak, dohol, sorna, rubab, kemenche, tamburag and benju. [3] [4] [6] [7] [8]
The Balochi zahirok dates back to the 15th century, [8] and some Baloch think it is the original form of Balochi music. [8] [9] They were originally sung by pahlawan, or mintrels, [8] and Baloch scholar Gul Khan Nasir believes that zahiroks were originally composed by women. [7]
baloch songs are strongly melancholic, expressing deep emotions that culturally distinct from other region. [7] Many Balochi songs and form of music originate from the Safavid period and Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari and Mir Chakar Rind. [1]
Baloch music continues to have a presence, with Baloch artists releasing both traditional songs and contemporary compositions. [8] Baloch musicians have brought their traditional music to places like Europe on tours, [10] and to online music platforms like YouTube and Bandcamp. [10] [11]
- ^ a b "آشنایی با موسیقی نواحی سیستان و بلوچستان" [Getting to know the music of Sistan and Baluchistan]. Hamshahri (in Persian). 2019-12-24.
- ^ Badalkhan, Sabir (2003). "Balochi Oral Tradition" (PDF). Oral Tradition. 18 (2): 229–235.
- ^ a b c Massoudieh, M. T. (2016-06-21). "BALUCHISTAN iv. Music of Baluchistan". Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ a b Frishkopf, Michael (2006). "Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan". Asian Music. 37 (2). University of Texas Press: 164–171. doi: 10.1353/amu.2007.0002. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via University of Alberta.
- ^ Murer, George H. (2020). The Performance and Patronage of Baloch Culture through Music (and Related Arts) in the Eastern Arabian Peninsula (Thesis). City University of New York.
- ^ "Regional Music". Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c Khan, Badal. "Zahirok: The Musical Base of Baloch Minstrelsy".
- ^ a b c d e Hafeez, Somaiyah (2023-01-01). "Baloch music through history and time". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Sakata, Hiromi Lorraine (2001). "Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan. Topic. TSCD 916. Recorded and annotated by Anderson Bakewell. 2019". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 33. doi: 10.2307/1519672.
- ^ a b Uddin, Zahra Salah (2023-09-13). "From the Makran Coast to Europe, Ustad Noor Bakhsh's music has a way of bringing people closer". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Thomas, Martina (2021-03-17). "The Baluch Twins want to revive Balochi music, one song at a time". Images. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
Balochi music is the musical traditions of the Baloch people and music in the Balochi language. [1] The Baloch people have a rich oral tradition that includes poems and songs to celebrate or commemorate many events such as religious rites, festivals, or holidays and dance. [2] [3]
Types of Baloch songs include Balochi praise songs (sipatt and nazenk), love songs (dastanag), elegies (Mōtk or Mowtk.), lullabies (lilo), wedding and circumcision songs (halo and lado), songs of separation ( zahirok, liko), epics (sher), fishermen’s songs (amba and lewa), healing songs ( gwati, sheki, sheparja, and malid, Zar), and Zikri ritual songs. [3] [4]
As with spoken language, Baloch music varies from region to region. [5]
Balochi music has been very popular in Iran, Oman and Pakistan.
Instruments in traditional Balochi music include suroz, donali, ghaychak, dohol, sorna, rubab, kemenche, tamburag and benju. [3] [4] [6] [7] [8]
The Balochi zahirok dates back to the 15th century, [8] and some Baloch think it is the original form of Balochi music. [8] [9] They were originally sung by pahlawan, or mintrels, [8] and Baloch scholar Gul Khan Nasir believes that zahiroks were originally composed by women. [7]
baloch songs are strongly melancholic, expressing deep emotions that culturally distinct from other region. [7] Many Balochi songs and form of music originate from the Safavid period and Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari and Mir Chakar Rind. [1]
Baloch music continues to have a presence, with Baloch artists releasing both traditional songs and contemporary compositions. [8] Baloch musicians have brought their traditional music to places like Europe on tours, [10] and to online music platforms like YouTube and Bandcamp. [10] [11]
- ^ a b "آشنایی با موسیقی نواحی سیستان و بلوچستان" [Getting to know the music of Sistan and Baluchistan]. Hamshahri (in Persian). 2019-12-24.
- ^ Badalkhan, Sabir (2003). "Balochi Oral Tradition" (PDF). Oral Tradition. 18 (2): 229–235.
- ^ a b c Massoudieh, M. T. (2016-06-21). "BALUCHISTAN iv. Music of Baluchistan". Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ a b Frishkopf, Michael (2006). "Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan". Asian Music. 37 (2). University of Texas Press: 164–171. doi: 10.1353/amu.2007.0002. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via University of Alberta.
- ^ Murer, George H. (2020). The Performance and Patronage of Baloch Culture through Music (and Related Arts) in the Eastern Arabian Peninsula (Thesis). City University of New York.
- ^ "Regional Music". Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c Khan, Badal. "Zahirok: The Musical Base of Baloch Minstrelsy".
- ^ a b c d e Hafeez, Somaiyah (2023-01-01). "Baloch music through history and time". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Sakata, Hiromi Lorraine (2001). "Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan. Topic. TSCD 916. Recorded and annotated by Anderson Bakewell. 2019". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 33. doi: 10.2307/1519672.
- ^ a b Uddin, Zahra Salah (2023-09-13). "From the Makran Coast to Europe, Ustad Noor Bakhsh's music has a way of bringing people closer". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Thomas, Martina (2021-03-17). "The Baluch Twins want to revive Balochi music, one song at a time". Images. Retrieved 2024-01-06.