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The Indian state of Haryana has produced a number of kinds of folk music, and has also produced many important innovations in Indian classical music. ... Himachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the northwest corner of the country. ... The historic region of Kashmir, an area disputed by India and Pakistan, encompasses the modern regions of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu. ... Jharkhands music tradition consists of various tribal forms and is known for its diversity. ... Karnataka is a state of India with a long tradition of innovation in the fields of both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. ... The historic region of Kashmir, an area disputed by India and Pakistan, encompasses the modern regions of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu. ... Kerala is a region of India, musically known for Sopanam. ... Madhya Pradesh is a state of India. ... 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Baul sangeet

Main article: Baul music

The bauls are a mystic group of singers and musicials, immensely popular in the countryside. They perform using a khamak, ektara and dotara. Bauls (Bangla: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from the Bengal region, now divided into Bangladesh and West Bengal. ... Ektara (Bangla: একতারা) is a one string instrument used in Bangladesh and India. ... Dotara is a stringed musical instrument, commonly used in Bangladesh and West Bengal. ...

Band Music

Main article: Bangla band

Mohiner Ghoraguli is widely credited with being the first Bangla Band, though it did not achieve wide recognition in its time. Later, as Western influences became more widespread, the Bangla band became popular with young people during the 1980s and 1990s, both in India and Bangladesh, and has since become entrenched in modern Bengali culture. A Bangla band is any (modern) musical band that performs solely or mainly in the Bengali language and which uses Western principles of music. ... The tape album cover for Aabaar Bachhar Kuri Pare - the comeback album. ...

Gautam Chatterjee, founder of Mohiner Ghoraguli

Bangla bands use a wide variety of styles such as rock, pop, hard rock, heavy metal,grunge, folk, and fusion. Their music is influenced both by popular American music as well as traditional Bengali folk music such as shyama sangeet and baul. Image File history File links Gautamchatterjee1. ... Image File history File links Gautamchatterjee1. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... “Folk song” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The music of the United States includes a number of kinds of distinct folk and popular music, including some of the most widely-recognized styles in the world. ... Baul on a train in West Bengal Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal, which comprises Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

Like popular music in other countries, Bangla bands are very popular among Bengali young people.

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