Hori (music)
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Cultural origins | Northern India |
Hori is a genre of semi-classical singing, popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[1][2] It can be adorned with a Bhairavi,[3] Thumri etc.
It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Sawani and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh: around Banaras, Mirzapur, Mathura, Allahabad and the Bhojpur regions of Bihar.
References
- ↑ "Rashmi’s impressive solo". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri". Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "My Favourite Raga". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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