India, May 4 -- The Day 3 of the inaugural WAVES Summit 2025 witnessed an insightful session titled Spotify House: Evolution of Folk Music in India at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. Hosted under the 'WAVES Culturals and Concerts' segment, the session brought together leading voices from India's folk music and cultural space for a conversation on the living tradition of folk.

Renowned storyteller and host Roshan Abbas moderated the discussion. The panel featured celebrated lyricist and CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi, folk singer Malini Awasthi, music composer Nandesh Umap, singer and composer Papon, and acclaimed performer Ila Arun.

Panellists discussed how Indian folk music continues to thrive as a living, collective tradition...