Kashmiri Songs: Feel the Magic Of Valley

The long list of attractions in Kashmir imbibes its musical tunes. Kashmiri folk songs have been cherished by the tourists as well as the audiences across the country. It holds a lot of classical influence and is a blend of three regional music forms namely eastern Asia, central Asia and Southern Asia. The lyrics are the integral and are beautified with a number of musical styles including Chakri, Sufiana Music, Hafiz Nagma, Song of Habba Khatoon and Surma.

The Kashmiri Music is capable of extending a spontaneous expression to human instincts, emotions and sentiments with its potential and universal appeal. The Nilmatpurana and Kalhana's chronicle witness the fact that the Kashmiri music is a shade of the typically Indian music. Due to this reason, the ancient Kashmir was also considered to be the learning centre for art and music.

It has been seen that Kashmiri’s are extremely fond of music. Some of the popular styles of music and singing like temple sangeet, Shiv gayan and folk music. These musical styles are still prevalent as a distinct genre and in form of old Kashmiri tradition.

The melodious and rhythmic Kashmiri music distinguishes itself from the crowd with its delicacy, grace and charm that are usually missing in the music of any other state. In addition to this, another fact that has made Kashmiri’s feel proud is its eminent artists born here including Pandit Bhajan Sopori, Tibbat Bakkal who have left a mark in the field of Hindustani Classical music. These artists have greatly contributed and have highlighted the relationship of Kashmiri music and Indian Classical music.