Wear your earrings, girl
and come dance with us!
La la la la la

Wear your bright clothes, girl
and come dance with us!
La la la la la

Wear your new shoes, girl
and come dance with us!
La la la la la

Singer:
Avantika Barse, Faregarh, Bijapur district

Jhumka Wati

There are only three leaves
on the twig of a Palash tree

Oh, why does this remind me
of earrings adorned on a dusky ear? 

There are only two leaves
on the twig of a Siadi tree

Oh, why does this remind me
of earrings adorned on a dusky ear?

Singers:
Susheela Manra, Farsegarh, Bijapur disrict
Saraswati Gota, Badekakler, Bijapur

Yelo Re

Oh Mahua Tree, 
Oh Mahua tree

How gorgeous you are, 
Oh! Mahua Tree

The mahua flowers are falling
Red, red flowers
Like a red shower of rain

Singers:
Susheela Manra, Farsegarh, Bijapur district
Gayatri Tellam, Dhanora, Bijapur district
Kamala Udde, Sagmeta, Bijapur district

Mahua Jade

This is a song sung by the adivasi community in Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha about their love for Niyamraja- their forests, hills and forms of life that inhabits them, which is their God. They sing about the purpose of their protest against corporate greed that has managed to keep alive their forests and hills. 

Singer: Drinju Krushaka, Lakhpadar village, Niyamgiri

Maade Niyama Rajo Joharo

A song from the Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha, where the adivasi communities express solidarity with similar struggles for justice and human rights where violations have taken place over the years, in Kalahandi, Kashipur etc.

Niyamgiri Piyapo

A beautiful song about the protest of adivasi communities in Niyamgiri hills against corporate greed and loot. The protest song tells the world about the adivasi communities' resolve to continue to protect their forests and hills and stand up for their lawful rights, against all odds.

Singer: Drinju Krushaka, Lakhpadar village, Niyamgiri

Maratho Niyamagiri Loko

A mesmerizing track from the hills of Niyamgiri, Odisha about the sweet sounding adivasi language of Kui

Jo Di Baasa

A melodious instrumental piece played on the Gnnohi, a kind of mouthharp which is hand made by the adivasi communities in Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha.

Drinju Krushaka playing the Gnnohi

A song from the Niyamgiri hills. The women get together, laugh and  and sing about their everyday lives, making up the lyrics as they sing.

Manjeri

Women in Niyamgiri get together and sing about how one of their young men, Mando Kadraka, a student of tenth standard, was killed in an alleged fake encounter by the security forces,when he went out to the forests to fetch some toddy for the Annual Niyamgiri Parab (annual festival) in February 2016. The song also mentions other leaders of the movement who have been fighting for their legitimate forest rights and to protect their mountains, their God- Niyam Raja.

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