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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^ Daily Times https://archive.today/20120729040555/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C16%5Cstory_16-5-2008_pg10_2. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] "Morning glory". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[2] Daily Times https://archive.today/20120729040555/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C16%5Cstory_16-5-2008_pg10_2. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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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