Oriya music

I was born and brought up in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa. Orissa is a beautiful state along the eastern coast of India facing the Bay of Bengal, and has a rich culture and heritage, replete with stories of devotion and sacrifice, grandeur and resplendence.

Orissa has had a film industry for more than half a century now, and songs have been a major part of the movies always. Oriya movies of the 1960-90s boasted of brilliant songs, soothing to the ears and really refreshing for the mind. Of course, the Oriya movies of late have been, IMHO, a shade pathetic when it comes to music.

Anyway, it is always an experience to be audience to the "old" Oriya songs. Recently I found some online music repositories that provide access to listen to these really beautiful classics online.

www.oriyamusic.com
www.musicindiaonline.com/music/oriya
www.purionline.com/entertainment

So tune in and escape into the serene world of the yesteryears.