C. Nageshwar Rao
A Legendary Folk Artiste

Friends, Indian music has a rich legacy of folk songs of different regions, Folk songs have grown from the fertile soil of Andhra Pradesh and have become an integral part of not only the culture of the land but also the daily life of the villagers. It has its origin a an unconscious expression of feeling in rhythm and melody. Thus, folk music is song sung by people of yesteryears while doing their work or enjoying their leisure and are passed on from generation to generation. Andhra Pradesh is a treasure house of folk songs of all varieties appealing to children, adults and the elderly. Some of them deal with deep philosophy and Vedanta and some wih fun and frolic.