Punjab is a region in the world which has a diverse style of music. However, it is musically best-known as the home of bhangra, a lively folk dance that evolved into a popular form of electronic music among overseas Punjabis in the United Kingdom and United States. Giddha is also a popular Punjabi dance practised by women in Punjab. Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman and... A bhajan or kirtan is a Hindu devotional song, often of ancient origin. ... Bhangra (Punjabi: , , ) is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. ... 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The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ... Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ... Hindustani Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern India in the 13th and 14th centuries AD from existing religious, folk, and theatrical performance practices. ... Indian folk music is diverse because of Indias vast cultural diversity. ... Timeline and Samples Genres . ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Folk - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian hip hop. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... The Sangeet Natak Akademi International Festival takes place in India. ... Saint Tyagaraja The Tyagaraja Aradhana festival is held in January when most of the leading exponents of Carnatic music come to perform and are watched by thousands of ardent fans of classical music. ... Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana is a music festival of Indian classical music. ... Sruti is a magazine on Indian music published from Chennai, India. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogising the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognised either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Jana Gana Mana (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People) is the national anthem of India. ... Typical depiction of Bharat Mata by Abanindranath Tagore Vande Mataram (Sanskrit: वन्दे मातरम् Vande Mātaram, Bengali: বন্দে মাতরম Bônde Matorom) is the national song of India, distinct from the national anthem of India Jana Gana Mana. The song was composed by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay in a mixture of Bengali and Sanskrit. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Andhra Pradesh is a state of India, known for classical dance of various kinds. ... Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India. ... 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Uttaranchal is a state of India There are many kinds of folk songs from the area, including styles like the ceremonial mandals, the martial panwaras, the melancholy khuded and thadya and jhoda. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman and... This article is about the geographical region. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Bhangra (Punjabi: , , ) is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Giddha (Punjabi: , ) is a form of dance that comes from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. ... Punjabi Dances, due to the long history of the Punjabi culture and of the Punjabi people there is a large number of dances. ...

Punjabi folk music is highly rhythmic, and very diverse. The western region is the home of styles like dhola and mahiya, while the popular boli style is performed different across the region. The vocals are another integral part of Punjabi music, as are instruments like the dhol, tumbi, dhad sarangi, algoza and Ektara. Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Dhola is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. ... Khabarovsk (Хабаровск) is the capital and largest city of the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, some 30 km from the Chinese border, at 48°28′N 135°06′E It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. ... The dhol (Punjabi: ਢੋਲ, ڈھول; Hindustani: ढोल, ڈھول; Armenian: Դոլ) dohol (Persian: ), is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in India and Pakistan, usually the Punjab region, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab, Maharastra and Gujarat. ... The tumbi is a traditional Punjabi string instrument associated with the Bhangra folkdance. ... Dhad is a small percussion instrument of the Damru style. ... The Algoza is a Punjabi woodwind instrument, also called a jori or ngoza. ... Ektara (Bangla: একতারা) is a one string instrument used in Bangladesh and India. ...

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