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Music is as old as human history. Music appeared in human history at the beginning of the development of civilization. Forest and cave people started searching for melodious sounds even before the creation of specific languages. Through the practice of thousands of ages, melodious sounds and simple language found their place in primitive music. But with the development of civilization, a ruling class emerged among people. In the urge for supremacy of that ruling class, the people were united, separated and spread to different towns. The nature worship of people grew up in different religious believes. As a result of that religious belief, various folk tales were born. Since ancient times, the influence of various folk tales can be seen in the entire alluvial land of Bengal. The history of this folk tradition of Bengal is thousands of years old. In ancient Bengal, the western part of Bengal is known as the land of Rarh. Various genres of music have been prevalent in this Rarh region since ancient times. e Even in the midst of cultural division due to different religious influence, one style survives in its own glory without taking sides with any religious division. That style, completely free from influence, is called Hapu Gaan. Hapu Gaan is the writing of the colored hearts of the exploited and oppressed people of the society. However, despite being a part of folk culture, Hapu Gaan silently represents the neglected genre of modern songs. Not only that, this song contains the use of body instruments what makes this form of misoc unique in it self. This paper will discuss about different aspects of Hapu songs elaborately.