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.It is also called Dhamar, which is sung with Dhamar taal . Songs of Hori/ Dhamar are related to Radha-Krishna Leela in the festival of Holi.
References
- ^ "Rashmi's impressive solo". The Hindu. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "My Favourite Raga". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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