Agra : This city of the Taj is breaking new ground in the production of musical CDs, not just pirated stuff but also original scores that have given a new lease of life to local folk music.
A number of studios have been regularly producing CDs with traditional scores that are popular in the rural areas of Braj Mandal, the cultural belt including places like Agra, Mathura and Vrindavan that are associated with Lord Krishna.
While Mathura has been churning out mostly bhajans in the local dialect, Braj Bhasha, the flavour of the contents in Agra is mythological, historical with some nautanki items thrown in as well.
The latest such CD to hit the market is called Sudama ka shaap, produced by Dilip and Kumkum Raghvanshi. Popular folk singer Komal Singh has lent his voice to the score by Dilip.
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