Folk Music India

Monsoon music: In Rajasthan, the Manganiars dedicate ragas to the rain

The earth has a deeply symbiotic relationship with the rain, but few places anticipate the monsoon with as much anxiety, or welcome it with as much joy, as the desert

Monsoon Music: From Himachal Pradesh, songs about sowing and separation

Each of Himachal Pradesh’s 12 districts has its own tradition of folk songs about the rains, defined by the topography.