Hori (music)

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.

References

  1. "Rashmi's impressive solo". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri". Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. "My Favourite Raga". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2012.


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