Music of Maharashtra

Music of India
Music of India
	A lady playing the Tanpura, c. 1735 (Rajasthan)
Genres
	Traditional Classical Carnatic; Odissi; Hindustani; ; Folk; Borgeet; Baul; Bhajan; Kirtana; Shyama Sangeet; Ramprasadi; Rabindra Sangeet; Nazrul Geeti; Dwijendrageeti; Atulprasadi; Prabhat Samgiita; Thumri; Dadra; Chaiti; Kajari; Sufi Ghazal; Qawwali; ; Modern Bhangra Bhangragga; ; Blues; Filmi Bollywood; Ghazal; Qawwali; ; Chakwood; Goa trance; Dance; Indi-pop Asian Underground; ; Jazz; Rock Bengali; Raga; ;
Media and performance
Music awards	Filmfare Awards; Sangeet Natak Akademi Award;
Music festivals	Saptak Festival of Music; Chennai Music Season; Dover Lane music festival; Purandaradasa Aradhana; Tyagaraja Aradhana; Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan;
Music media	Sruti; The Record;
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	Jana Gana Mana
Regional music
	Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh; Assam; Bihar (Maithili); Chhattisgarh; Goa; Gujarat; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir; Ladakh; Jharkhand; Karnataka; Kerala; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram; Nagaland; Odisha; Punjab; Rajasthan; Sikkim; Tamil Nadu Ancient; ; Tripura; Uttar Pradesh; Uttarakhand; West Bengal;
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Maharashtra is a state of India. The region's folk heritage includes boards, Gondhals, Lavanis-(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 are disappearing rapidly.) Shahiris and Powada. Sharang Dev, a 13th-century composer, was from Maharashtra as well.

Koli Geet[edit]

" Koli Geet " is one of the most recognized folk music of India. It is poplular in western parts of Maharashtra. Koli Geet has almost 300-year-old tradition in Maharashtra.

Natya Sangeet[edit]

One of the semi-classical music forms of Maharashtra is " Natya Sangeet " which is a minor version of Musical Opera in the western world. Natya Sangeet or Sangeet Natak has almost a 200-year-old tradition in Maharashtra.

Musicians[edit]

Maharashtra has produced many classical and popular musicians. These include Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Bhimsen Joshi, Bal Gandharva, Kumar Gandharv, C R Vyas, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Ajay Pohankar, Kishori Amonkar, Vasantrao Deshpande, Jitendra Abhisheki and Shubham Bhatt.

It is also well known for Bollywood based music productions.

Music festivals in the area include Banganga Festival, the Pune Festival, Ellora Festival at Aurangabad, Sangeet Shankar Darbaar at Nanded, Sawai Gandharv Festival at Pune, and the Latur Festival.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ "Folk Music of Maharashtra-Bhaleri-Palane". www.maharashtratourism.net. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

[1] "Folk Music of Maharashtra-Bhaleri-Palane". www.maharashtratourism.net. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

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