Jugni

Jugni is an age-old narrative device used in Punjabi folk music. It is the traditional music of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

Jugni is sung at Punjabi weddings in India, Pakistan, and elsewhere where Punjabi immigrants have settled including the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. In folk music, it stands in for the poet-writer who uses Jugni as an innocent observer to make incisive, often humorous, sometimes sad but always touching observations.