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DSP's Yellamma Records 100 Folk Artists in One Session
✍️ Tupaki English
🗓 31 Oct 2026, 09:58 AM
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The Yellamma cultural initiative of DSP successfully recorded a hundred folk performers simultaneously, marking a historic milestone for traditional music preservation.
DSP's Yellamma project brought together a hundred folk artists for a single recording session, creating a record‑setting gathering of traditional performers. The large‑scale effort was organized under the Yellamma cultural programme, which aims to document and promote India's diverse folk heritage.
The simultaneous recording of so many artists is being hailed as a significant step toward safeguarding oral traditions that risk fading in the modern era. By capturing a broad spectrum of regional styles in one session, the initiative hopes to create a valuable archive for researchers, educators and future generations.
Organisers of the Yellamma project said the milestone reflects growing enthusiasm among folk musicians to collaborate and preserve their art forms. They also indicated plans to release the recordings through digital platforms, making the material accessible to a wider audience across the country.
The simultaneous recording of so many artists is being hailed as a significant step toward safeguarding oral traditions that risk fading in the modern era. By capturing a broad spectrum of regional styles in one session, the initiative hopes to create a valuable archive for researchers, educators and future generations.
Organisers of the Yellamma project said the milestone reflects growing enthusiasm among folk musicians to collaborate and preserve their art forms. They also indicated plans to release the recordings through digital platforms, making the material accessible to a wider audience across the country.