Music_of_Maharashtra Music_of_Maharashtra

Music of Maharashtra - Definition and Overview
Music of India
Genres
Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani)
Bhajan
Bhangra
Filmi
Ghazal
Rock, Pop and Hip hop
Timeline and Samples
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"
Regional music
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
Other South Asian music
Afghanistan - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Maldives - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka

Maharashtra is a state of India. The region's folk heritage includes bharuds, gondhals, lavnis and povadas. Sharang Dev, a 13th century composer, was from Maharashtra as well.

The state has produced more than its fair share of Classical and popular musicians. Lata Mangeshkar, Pt. Pohankar, Kishori Amonkar, and other luminaries.

Music festivals in the area include Banganga Festival and the Pune Festival.


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