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  2. Hindi dance music - Wikipedia

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    Hindi dance music encompasses a wide range of songs predominantly featured in the Hindi cinema with a growing worldwide attraction. The music became popular among overseas Indians in places such as South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, the Caribbean, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States of America and eventually developed a global fan base.

  3. Mujra - Wikipedia

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    Mujra. Mujra is a dance performance by man/woman in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.

  4. Bhangra (dance) - Wikipedia

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    bhaṅgṛā. IPA. /ˈpə̀ŋɡə̆ɽäː/. Bhangra is a type of traditional folk dance of Punjab area of the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is done in the season of harvesting. According to Manuel (2001), bhangra is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival, performed during harvest season between April and the first quarter of May. [2]

  5. List of songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal - Wikipedia

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    The songs are further listed in detail within their respective language-based categories. ^ Kkoi Dil Mein Hai was originally sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan. But later the title track was reprised, keeping just Ghoshal 's voice. ^ Son Pari was originally sung by Alka Yagnik in 2000, it was re-sung by Ghoshal in 2003.

  6. Hindi film music - Wikipedia

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    Hindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films.Derived from the song-and-dance routines common in Indian films, Bollywood songs, along with dance, are a characteristic motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal, cultural value and context. [1]

  7. Kathak - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism portal. v. t. e. Kathak (Devanagari: कथक) is one of the nine major forms of Indian classical dance. [1] Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as Kathakar ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the Hindu epics through dance, songs and music. Its name derives from the Sanskrit word ...

  8. Dance in India - Wikipedia

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    Dance in India include classical (above), semiclassical, folk and tribal. Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. [1] As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.

  9. Jhijhiya - Wikipedia

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    Jhijhiya (also called Jhijhari) is a cultural folk dance originating in Mithila region India and Nepal. [1] It is performed during the Dusshera festival, in the Hindu month of Ashwin (September/October). The dance is performed to offer devotion towards goddess Durga —the goddess of victory as well as to protect one's family, children and ...