Usage of Folk and Carnatic choir in a single track - Red, white and yellow tulips

Can be male, female or both. This is a Raja specialty that few composers have comfort handling. Though this is not very common, there are a few songs that I know of where Raja has used this technique. The track is typically set to a Carnatic ragam and there is either a prelude or an interlude with choir in Carnatic format. Raja chooses to introduce a folk choir in the same track and it never sounds out of place. Time to reset the bar higher!


Maalaigal Idam Maruthu from December Pookal (Tamil 1986) – This is a track set to brindavana saranga ragam. Prelude is set to Carnatic humming sang by a female chorus. The second interlude is pure folk set on kummi style again rendered by the female chorus.


Let's first hear the Carnatic chorus that is the prelude of the song...





Now, let's hear the folk choir in the second interlude of the same song...





Malligaye Malligaye from Periya Veetu Panakkaran (Tamil 1990) – This song is set to Sarasaangi ragam. The prelude is set to humming in Carnatic by the female chorus. The second interlude in folk chorus with folk instruments.


Let's first hear the Carnatic chorus that is the prelude of the song...





Now, let's hear the folk choir in the second interlude of the same song...





I am sure that are some more examples that readers can uncover...