The most common Balochi song genres are distinguished by their musical structure, manner of performance, the sex or social position of the performers, or the instrumental accompaniment. They include: sipatt ‘prayer and praise songs on the birth of a child
’; nāzenk ‘praise songs for sons, brothers, and fathers
’; līlo ‘cradle songs
’; hālo and lāḍo ‘wedding and circumcision songs
’; sot and dastānag ‘short love songs
’; zahīrok, līko, and ḍēhī ‘songs of separation and travel
’; shērshēr...
