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Encyclopedia > Music of Gujarat

Gujarat is a part of India, known for lively traditions of both folk and classical music. Classical musicians and composers include Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Maulabux, Rahimkhan and Pandit Omkamath. Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...


Gujarati folk dance includes the Ras and Garba dances, which are said to have been passed on by Krishna, who spent his childhood at Gokul, learning the flute. He also taught the folk drama Bhavai. Other dances include Dangi Nritya, Tippani Nritya, Padhar Nrritya and Siddi. RAS is an acronym that could mean one of the following: Redundant Acronym Syndrome Remote Access Service Request-A-Song. ... Garba could mean a form of dance originating in Gujarat, India. ... Krishna (IAST , the Sanskrit for dark or black), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... Bhavai Rajasthani Bhavai Bhavai(Strolling Players) is a popular folk theatre form of Gujarat. ... Not to be confused with the Hindu term Siddhi (though sometimes spelt in the same way). ...


The Garba is a simple dance which involes counterwise and counter-clockwise movements. It is a very beautiful method of prayer. The Ras is an extremely complicated dance performed by a group in a circle, to a rhythm marked by sticks (dandias), accompanied by voices, shehnai, flute, zanz, dhol or cymbals. The Garba (Garba Nritya) is a circle dance performed by women at festivals like Holi, Vasant Panchmi, Navaratri and Sharad Purnima. The shehnai is an aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck, and as a result, is widely used in North India for marriages and processions. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... A traditional dhol. ... Sabian Paragon cymbals Cymbals (Fr. ... Circle dance, is the most common name for a style of dance usually done in a circle without partners to musical accompaniment. ... Holi or Phagwah (Bhojpuri) is an annual Hindu spring festival. ... Navratri or Navratra is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. ...


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The state is bound by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and northeast, Madhya Pradesh in the southeast and Maharashtra in the south.
Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile Mumbai state till 1960, when the people of Gujarat decided to have their own state on the basis of their distinct language and culture.
Gujarat is also famous for its terracotta work, especially votive terra-cotta figurines which one can find by the hundreds at small shrines built in forests, along roads, outside villages, on lonely hill-tops and under large trees, especially in south Gujarat.
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