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Music of Rajasthan is as colorful as the state itself.
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Music of Rajasthan Music of RajasthanMusic Two types of music that are especially famous in
Rajasthan are described below: Maand: Originated as court music, the maand
is a distinct raga that was developed in Marwar. It is very
sophisticated and involves complex inflexion of voices sung in deep bass
but with time it permeated to the folk forms we know today and when
ballads of the chivalrous rulers and local folk heroes are sung using
maand raga, they have a unique haunting quality that echoes in the
desert. Its popularity is evident from the fact that an entire festival
in Jodhpur is dedicated to it exclusively. Pabuji ka Phad: Pabuji Ramdeo was a folk
hero of the 14th century in the Bhopa region whose legends have become
timeless in the form of ballads that are sung against a painted scroll
known as the 'Phad' paintings where scenes from his story are portrayed
in comic-strip fashion. Its performances were always held at night, when
the villagers gathered for these performances. The Bhopa minstrel would
sing the ballad and give the music using ravanhatha while his wife used
to hold an oil lantern illuminate just the particular portion of the
scroll that matched with the episode of the story he was singing about.
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