Music of Manipur

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Manipur is a region of North-East India. Some varieties of folk music from the area include the rural love songs , the rhythmic , which contain lyrics with veiled references to erotic mysticism and , which is accompanied by a pena, an instrument made from a bamboo rod and the shell of a gourd or coconut. The pena is an ancient instrument that is a sort of national symbol for Manipuris.

The classical music performed at various special occasions, the women's devotional songs, , sung in praise of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and , sung accompanied by the , a large cymbal. is another important class of songs, devoted to a 19th-century man of the same name. is a kind of song accompanied entirely by clapping.

References[]

^ "NGO working to protect traditional music of Manipur". The Economic Times. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ Thounaojam, Caeser (2018). "The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance". Space and Culture, India. 6: 29–37 – via DOAJ.

[1] "NGO working to protect traditional music of Manipur". The Economic Times. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[2] Thounaojam, Caeser (2018). "The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance". Space and Culture, India. 6: 29–37 – via DOAJ.

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