Indian folk music

Indian folk music is diverse because of India's enormous cultural and traditional diversity. It is sung in various languages and dialects throughout the length and breadth of this vast nation and exported to different parts of the world owing to migration. Primarily an oral tradition, it is defined by its regional specificity and its functional role within the socio-cultural and religious frameworks of rural and tribal communities. Unlike the codified systems of Indian classical music, such as Hindustani and Carnatic, which follow structured principles of Raga and Tala, folk music typically emphasizes rhythmic simplicity, repetitive melodic structures, and collective participation.