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Music of Assam

Music of India
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – AssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu – Jharkhand – KarnatakaKashmirKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest Bengal
Timeline and Samples
Bhajan – Bhangra – Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) – Filmi – Ghazal – Rock – Pop – Hip hop
Awards Bollywood Music Awards – Punjabi Music Awards
Charts
Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja AradhanaCleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
Media Sruti, The Music Magazine
National anthem "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram"
South Asian music
Afghanistan – Bangladesh – Bhutan – Maldives – Nepal – Pakistan – Sri Lanka

The music of Assam, a state in the northeastern part of India, can be divided into various categories of folk music. Assam consists of different communities of people all having their own culture and music.

Some categories are:

  • Regional Folk Music
    • Kamrupriya Lokageet
    • Goalporiya Lokageet
    • Ojapali
  • Ethnic Folk Music
    • Jhumur
    • Bharigaan [1]
  • Bihugeet
  • Borgeet
  • Bongeet
  • Biya Naam
  • Nisukoni geet







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