Hori (music)

Hori
Cultural originsNorthern India

Hori is a genre of semi-classical singing, originated from Bhojpuri region and is popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[1][2] It can be adorned with a Bhairavi,[3] Thumri etc.

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Sawani and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh: around Banaras, Mirzapur, Mathura, Allahabad and the Bhojpur regions of Bihar.It is also called Dhamar, which is sung with Dhamar taal . Songs of Hori/ Dhamar are related to Radha-Krishna Leela in the festival of Holi.

Hori is one of the light forms of Hindustani classical music, sung during the fevstial of Holi. It is a music that left its shades on the biggest entertainment industry, Bollywood, also known as Hindi Cinema, serving in many familiar films- "Kati Patang", the Holi song "Aaj na choddenge bas humjoli", "Holi khele raghubira Awadh mein" from the film "Baghban", the hugely popular "Rang barse" and "Holi aayi re kanhai" from "Mother India"- are some euphonious examples of its form in the industry.[4]

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  2. ^ "An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ^ "My Favourite Raga". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Hues of Hori". The Hindu. 25 February 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 September 2023.