Music of Haryana

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Music of India: Topics
Bhavageete Janapada Geete
Bhakti Music Bhajane
Bhangra Filmi
Lavani Ghazal
Baul sangeet Sufi music (Qawwali)
Timeline and Samples
Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop
Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards
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Festivals Purandaradasa Aradhane – Kanakadasa Aradhane – Hampi Sangeetotsava – Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja AradhanaCleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
Media Sruti, The Music Magazine
National anthem "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram"
Music of the states
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammuJharkhandKarnatakaKashmirKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest Bengal

The Indian state of Haryana has produced a number of kinds of folk music, and has also produced many important innovations in Indian classical music.

The folk music of Haryana has been spread by the Bhats, Saangis and Jogis. Musical instruments include:

  • Bansary: wind instrument with an ancient history
  • Been - two bamboo pipes fixed in a gourd, associated with snake charmers
  • Iktara - a stringed instrument with one string, made from a piece of bamboo with a gourd at one end. Associated with the Jogis. The iktara's two-strined relative is the dotara.
  • Sarangi - a bow instrument, used both in Haryana's folk and classical music
  • Shankg - a sacred wind instrument, associated with Vishnu
  • Shehnai - wind instrument