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Watch: How gaana and folk music spread awareness on COVID-19

A video on how singers are using gaana and folk music to create awareness on COVID-19.

August 10, 2020 06:48 pm | Updated August 12, 2020 12:44 pm IST

Several songs have been written and remade during the COVID-19 pandemic. They speak about awareness, social distancing and maintaining personal hygiene.

In Tamil Nadu, singers are using gaana and folk music to create awareness on COVID-19.

Gaana Sudhakar from Chennai has used the gaana musical genre to create awareness. His song on coronavirus has over 1.2 crore views on YouTube and 3,000-plus comments

Singer Velmurugan has done the same, but with folk music His songs include tributes to medical professionals, cops and govt officials.

Read more here.

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