Music of Gujarat
# Music of Gujarat

A woman playing the Tanpura, c. 1735 (Rajasthan) :

Music of India :

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

Sikh

Modern

Bhangra

Bhangragga

Blues

Filmi

Bollywood

Ghazal

Qawwali

Goa trance

Dance

Indi-pop

Asian Underground

Jazz

Rock

Bengali

Raga

Hip hop :

Media and performance :

Nationalistic and patriotic songs :

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 (Folk)

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Ancient

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal :

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Gujarat, a western state of India, is known for music traditions of both folk and classical music.

## Folk music

Gujarati folk music consists of a wide variety. Marila dhol de bagar maro ichh led de, a devotional song type poetry are categorized by theme of poetry/lyrics and by musical compositions such as Prabhati, Katari, Dhol etc. The Barot, Charan and Gadhvi communities has preserved and enriched the folk tradition of story telling with or without music. This includes the forms of Doha, Sorathaa, Chhand, etc.

The songs and music accompanying traditional dance forms such as Garba, Dandiya Raas, Padhar, Dangi and Tippani are unique in nature.

Dayro and Lokvarta are music performances where people gather to listen performer who delivers religious as well as social message through it. Marasiyas are elegiac form of music originated from Marsiya. Fattanna or Lagna-geets are light form of song and music played during marriages.

Bhavai and Akhyana are folk musical theatre performed in Gujarat.

## Exponents

Classical musicians and composers include Faiyaz Khan and Pandit Omkarnath Thakur along with a tradition of Haveli Sangeet.

