Browsing: Music

THIRUVARUTPA INTRODUCTION Thiruvarutpa is a collection of few thousands of sweet songs which was sung by Vallalar. He is considered to be an incarnation of…

VINAYAGAR AGAVAL INTRODUCTION Vinayagar Agaval is a devotional poem written in praise of Lord Vinayaka, by the great saint-poet Avvaiyar, and it was widely…

KANDA SHASTI KAVASAM INTRODUCTION Kanda Shasti Kavacham is a devotional song written in Tamil by Sri Devaraya Swamigal during the 19th century AD. The song praises Lord…

BALAMURALIKRISHNA INTRODUCTION Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016) was a famous singer, music composer, and also a talented actor in the film Industry. He was the…

VISHAKA HARI INTRODUCTION Smt.Vishaka Hari is a remarkable Carnatic music singer and a Hindu devotional story teller, otherwise known as Kathakalakshepam. She is…

SARANGAPANI Sarangapani was a famous composer of Carnatic music and he lived during the 17th century AD, and he was born and brought…

INTRODUCTION Gandharvas are the celestial musicians and they are mentioned in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism texts. Gandharvas are male demi gods and the consorts of…

INTRODUCTION Tansen (1500–1586), also known as Ramtanu, was an important person in Hindustani classical music. He used to burn the temple lamps automatically, by…

Music and dance course through the veins of the people of Goa.

Music in Bihar is very rich as its folk forms are varied and indigenous. The three main linguistic groups are Maithili, Magadhi and Bhojpuri with a wide range of regional dialects.

The music of Assam is influenced by the music of China, Myanmar and Thailand. The native music of Assam which includes the Bodo, Bihu, Mising and Karbi tribes are said to be structured and sung as per the Pentatonic scale of Chinese traditional music.

Music forms an integral part of the life of the various tribes. Songs are sung to rejoice over their folk history, mythology and events from their past.