Hori (music)

Hori
Hori
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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[1] "Rashmi's impressive solo". The Hindu. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[2] "An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[3] "My Favourite Raga". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

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v t 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 NatyaSangeet Qawwali Ghazal
Thaats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marva Kalyan