Music of Assam

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Bhajan Filmi Folk Hip Hop Ghazal Pop Qawwali Rock
Timeline and Samples
Genres	Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani)
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 Nicobar Islands - Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Goa – Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kashmir – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – Orissa – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttaranchal – West Bengal

The music of Assam, a state in the northeastern part of India, can be divided into various categories of folk music. In recent times a nascent music industry has emerged that caters to local popular demand too.

A basic characteristic of the ethnic music of Assam is its descending scale which distinguishes it from the raga-based or folk music from the rest of India. This style is shared by ethnic music of the hill people surrounding the state of Assam, and by the music of Thailand, Myanmar and China. Furthermore, the tunes are structured in a pyramid, in contrast to the music of rest of India which is meend based. Assam is a state with valleys and hills, and the home of many ethnic tribes. Just as the geography and varied people co-exist, the pulsating Bihu songs co-exist with languorous music of other forms.

Contents 1 Some categories 1.1 Regional folk music 1.2 Ethnic folk music 1.3 Bihugeet 1.4 Allied styles 1.5 Bhakti music 1.6 Modern music 2 Musical instruments 3 Exponents of Assamese music 3.1 Some other prominent composers and singers 4 Reference 5 External links

[edit] Some categories

[edit] Regional folk music

• Kamrupiya Lokageet
• Goalpariya Lokageet
• Ojapali

[edit] Ethnic folk music

• Jhumur
• Bharigaan [1]

[edit] Bihugeet

• Husori [2]

[edit] Allied styles

• Bongeet
• Biya Naam
• Nisukoni geet
• Gorokhiya Naam

[edit] Bhakti music

• Borgeet (an example xuna xuna re xura (help·info)) [3]
• Zikir

[edit] Modern music

• Contemporary music

[edit] Musical instruments

• Dhol
• Gogona
• Marcus
• Pepa
• Taal
• Toka
• Xutuli
• Khol
• Mridanga
• Madol
• Dotara
• Dogor
• Baanhi (Flute)
• Nagera

[edit] Exponents of Assamese music

• Luit Konwar Rudra Baruah
• Padmabhusan Dr Bhupen Hazarika
• Jayanta Hazarika
• Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
• Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha
• Parboti Prasad
• Dr.Bhupen Hazarika
• Khagen Mahanta
• Samar Hazarika
• Zubeen Garg

[edit] Some other prominent composers and singers

• Mahendra Hazarika
• Jitul Sonowal
• Jim Ankan Deka
• Krishnamoni Chutia
• Krishnamoni Nath
• Jayanta Das
• Kumar Bhabesh
• Bijoy Bhuyan
• Shanta Uzir
• Deepali Borthakur
• Arun Das
• J. P. Das
• Bhupen Uzir
• Ridip Dutta
• Pulak Banerjee
• Queen Das
• Sandhya Menon
• Sadananda Gogoi
• Rameswar Pathak
• Dhanada Pathak
• Sangita Kakoti
• Pratima Pandey
• Ashim Hazarika
• Ashim Kumar Hazarika
• Surja Das

[edit] Reference

• Phukan, Mitra (2003) Musical Identity and being an Assamese, Shruti, October 2003.

[edit] External links

• Rupaliparda.com, a free resource for current happenings in Assamese entertainment world.