Music of Maharashtra

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Music of India
A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735.jpg
A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735 (Rajasthan)
Genres
Traditional
Modern
Media and performance
Music awards
Music festivals
Music media
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem Jana Gana Mana
Other Vande Mataram
Regional music

Maharashtra is a state of India. The region's folk heritage includes bharuds, gondhals, Lavnis-(Lavani or Lavni is all about how much emotion your face can propagate into.Mastery is different in this dance form and is Maharashtra's cherished factors which is disappearing rapidly.) Shahiris and povadas. Sharang Dev, a 13th century composer, was from Maharashtra as well.

as produced more than its fair share of Classical and popular musicians. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Pt. Pohankar, Kishori Amonkar, and other luminaries.

It is also well known for the latest Bollywood Music.

Music festivals in the area include Banganga Festival and the Pune Festival.