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A shot from the shoooting floor of a documentary about.Bhawaiya is a style of music or a popular folk music that has its roots in Northern Bengal, particularly in the Bangladeshi province of Rangpur, the Indian state of West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, and the Indian state of Assam's Undivided Goalpara district.The "working class", mahouts, mahishals (buffalo herders), and gariyals (cart drivers) are recurring motifs throughout it. Elongated tones emphasise agony, longing, and "deep emotion" as the lyrics reflect the loneliness and pangs of separation experienced by their female counterparts.

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Uploaded on June 26, 2023