Music of Haryana
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National anthem | Jana Gana Mana |
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The Indian state of Haryana has produced a number of kinds of folk music, and has also produced innovations in Indian classical music.
Traditional Musicians
The folk music of Haryana has been spread by the Bhats, Saangis and Jogis.
Traditional Occasions for Music Making
Haryana has rich tradition of dances for various occasions (wedding, festivals, etc.) and seasons (harvest, sowing of seeds, monsoon, etc.). These dances come under one or the other category. Broadly, the following dances are common in one area or the other and performed on specific occasions.
Music Instruments
Music is made using many traditional instruments Sarangi, Harmonium, Chimta, Dhadd, Dholak, Manjeera, Khartal, Damaru, Duggi, Daf, Bansuri, Been, Ghungroo, Dhak, Gharha (by adding rubber cover on top of the pitcher), Thali (beaten with a stick to make music) and Shankha.
Other instruments are
- Bansuri: wind instrument with an ancient history
- Been - two bamboo pipes fixed in a gourd, associated with snake charmers
- Iktara - a stringed instrument with one string, made from a piece of bamboo with a gourd at one end. Associated with the Jogis. The iktara's two-stringed relative is the dotara.
- Sarangi - a bow instrument, used both in Haryana's folk and classical music
- Shankh - a sacred wind instrument, associated with Vishnu
- Shehnai - wind instrument
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Gallery
- Harmonium
- A pair of Khartal blocks
- A woman playing a Daf
- Hariprasad Chaurasia playing the Bansuri
- A Snake Charmer playing Been
- A pair of Ghungroos
- Danseuse with 400 Ghungroos
- Gharha is made by adding rubber cover on top of the pitcher
- Thali is used to serve food and beaten with a stick to make music
- Carved Vamavarta Shankhas, circa 11-12th century, Pala period