Kajari

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Kajari (Hindi: कजरी), derived from the Hindi word Kajra, or Kohl, is a genre of Hindustani classical music singing, popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar [1]. It is often used to describe the longing of a maiden for her lover as the black monsoon cloud come hanging in the summer skies, and the style is notably sung during the rainy season. [2].

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori and Sawani, and is traditionally sung in the the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh: around Banaras, Mirzapur, Mathura, Allahabad and the Bhojpur regions of Bihar.

Noted exponents of Kajari are,Pandit Channulal Mishra, Shobha Gurtu, Siddheshwari Devi, Girija Devi, Rajan & Sajan Mishra.

[edit] Styles of Kajari

  • Mirzapuri Kajari - Style from Mirzapur. A Kajari Mahotsav, is organized each year in city of Mirzapur.
  • Dhunmuniya Kajari - Sung by women dancing in a semi-circle [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Culture of Uttar Pradesh
  2. ^ Kajri www.beatofindia.com.
  3. ^ "Kajri" Songs of the Indian monsoon
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