Dalit music


Dalit music or Bahujan music is music created, produced, or inspired by Bahujans and Dalits, people often discriminated due to caste, including Dalit rock, Bhim rap and Dalit pop as well as the music genres of the Ravidasis, including Chamar pop, Bhim Palana, Bhim geet and punjabi Ambedkarite music.

Background

Music is a monumental part of dalits as it is expression of their protest, folk tales and assertion. In Maharashtra, Dalit shahirs the singers and writers mostly creating content of ambedkarite ideology and against caste oppression.
In Nepal, dalits musicians are known as Naumati Baaja musicians. In Punjab, Chamar pop movement was started by Kanshi Ram to popularize the BAMCEF launched in 1978. In Tamil Nadu, Parais are used by dalits to express through music.

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