Thumri
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Thumri
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Thumri is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb thumuknaa, which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dramatic gestures, mild eroticism, evocative love poetry and folk songs, especially from Uttar Pradesh, though there are regional variations. The text is romantic or devotional in nature, the lyrics are usually in Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Brij Bhasha. Thumree is chara
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Vocal style in Indian music
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumri
date created:
2003-05-23T23:09:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:22:30Z
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