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Gaana songs are performed at weddings, stage shows, political rallies, and funerals. There are more than 500 performers in
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Scholars like V. Ramakrishnan of the
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mystics. Its popularity rose when it was brought to the music of the mainstream Tamil film industry. Contemporary gaana bands are bringing the genre to new audiences while using it for social activism, especially against
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With the arrival of recording technology, gaana artists have been able to record their songs for posterity and earn income from them. In the 1990s, Tamil film composers brought gaana-inspired songs to movies. Composer
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respect for their art, and prevent their work from being stolen. An earlier association, the Tamil Nadu Gana
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In gaana competitions, one singer questions another with a lyric, and the other answers with a lyric of their own. Participants aim to creatively "insist on life's instability".
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The genre arose in the slums and burial grounds of Madras. Gaana singers have performed in the city for the past two centuries. The art form can trace its descent from the
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Though the major gaana artists are men, and gaana songs are usually written from a male viewpoint, women gaana artists are seeing increasing recognition.
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Sahib's songs are still sung by gaana singers today. Other strands of influence come from migrants from rural Tamil Nadu.
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