Sawani

Sawani is a genre of semi-classical singing, popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.^[1]^[2]

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori 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

↑ "Morning glory". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 7 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
↑ Daily Times http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C16%5Cstory_16-5-2008_pg10_2. Retrieved 16 January 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Hindustani classical music

Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi

Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj

Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra

Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang Natyageet Qawwali Ghazal

Thats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marwa Kalyan

Related topics	List of Hindustani classical music festivals

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