Folk music of the Punjab is the traditional music of Punjab produced using the traditional

musical instruments like Tumbi, Algoze, Dhadd, Sarangi, Chimta and more. There is a wide
range of folk songs for every occasion from birth to death including marriage, festivals, fairs and
religious ceremonies.
Folk music is often perceived as the traditional music of Punjab and typically has communal
authorship. This aspect of folk music has shifted with time but the older categories of folk begin
with the dhadi genre, which does follow ideas of communal authorship. The folk dhadi genre
emphasizes stories of heroism and love stories, as exemplified by the numerous ballads of the
legendary romantic tales of Hir-Ranjha and Sahiba-Mirza. Folk music is also commonly used in
various life-cycle events in the Punjab region. In almost every wedding ceremony family
members, friends, and professional folk musicians perform different sets of folk songs which use
themes from a nostalgic past, but communicate themes of separation, joy, fear, and hope in the
present.
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The lyrical content of many of these wedding songs have the paternal home depicted
as a source of love and nurture, while the in-laws home is a source of tyranny and torture.
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Folk
music is continued to be used as a modern tool and a way of locating identification.