Music of Punjab - 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

Punjab is a region in India which is musically best-known as the home of bhangra, a lively folk dance that evolved into a popular form of electronic music among Punjabi expatriates in the United Kingdom.

Punjabi folk music is highly rhythmic, and very diverse. The western region is the home of styles like dhoola and mahiya, while the popular boli style is performed different across the region. The vocals are another integral part of Punjabi music, as are instruments like the gholak, dhad sarangi, algoza and iktara.

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