Kali (chhand)
| ਕਲੀ Kali |
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| Cultural origins | Punjab |
| Popularity | 1970s when sung by Kuldeep Manak |
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Kali (/kəliː/; Punjabi: ਕਲੀ), is a form of Chhand (quatrain), a poetry bond under strict rules in Punjabi literature. Kali chhand is also used in singing as a type of Punjabi folk songs where it is also known by its plural form, Kalian or Kaliyan. Although it is not so common in singing, it became a particular genre of Punjabi music. Kali is sung by only few Punjabi singers like Kuldeep Manak, Surinder Shinda and some more, but it was popularized by Kuldeep Manak with Tere Tille Ton written by Dev Tharike Wala (also known as Hardev Dilgir).
There are three types of the kali chhand: Suchchi Kali, Amba Kali and Roopa Kali.
Suchchi Kali is bond under 42 Maatras.
Amba Kali is deals within 42 to 45 Maatras.
In Roopa Kali Maatras reaches up to 52. The popular kali, Tere Tille Ton, belongs to this type
Dev Tharike Wala and Kuldeep Manak are the first personalities to introduce Kali to a common man. One of the kali, Tere Tille Ton, written by Dev and sung by Manak, became so popular that people started regarding the singer as Kalian Da Badshah (English: King of Kalis). Manak sung only 13-14 Kalian in his career. People treated his every song, after Tere Tille Ton, to be a 'kali' as ordinary people don't understands the difference between a song and kali.
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