On the issue of regional music in Central and South India
Goal. The purpose of this article is to study the regional music of Central and South India. Methodology. The work is based on the principles of an integrated approach that considers the regional traditions of the three Indian states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) at the same time as historical, cultural and musical-theoretical positions. This approach allows us not only to use methods from various fields of humanitarian science (history, aesthetics, philosophy, religion, literary criticism, ethnography, dance art), but also conduct musicological analysis in analytical sections of the work relating to the features of the compositional structure of the genres under study. Results. The central genre that prevails in these states is the love songs of the lion, which are found in three regional styles: the Marathas from Maharashtra, the litters in the language of Kannada (Karnataka) and the Tamil lavas from Tamil Nadu. In addition, there are modern genres, close to lavni, but differing in thematic plan: the Calgary tour (Maharashtra) and nageshi-haredeshi (Karnataka). To the rank of traditional music are the ballads of the devas and bharudas from Maharashtra, the drama dramukutu from Tamil Nadu and lyrical female songs from Karnataka. Conclusion. The regional music of Central and South India abounds with original musical traditions, introducing its special color into a diverse picture of not only the South Asian subcontinent, but the whole Pax Sonoris, or the Sounding universe.