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| 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.
Hori is one of the light forms of Hindustani classical music, sung during the fevstial of Holi. It is a music that left its shades on the biggest entertainment industry, Bollywood, also known as Hindi Cinema, serving in many familiar films- "Kati Patang", the Holi song "Aaj na choddenge bas humjoli", "Holi khele raghubira Awadh mein" from the film " Baghban", the hugely popular "Rang barse" and "Holi aayi re kanhai" from " Mother India"- are some euphonious examples of its form in the industry. [4]
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.
- ^ "Hues of Hori". The Hindu. 25 February 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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