folk music

Baul

• West Bengal

• Andhra Pradesh

• Manipur

• Meghalaya

Answer explanation

Not only a type of music, but also a Bengali religious sect

Originated from Hindu bhakti mov( Vaishnava) and Suphi( a form of sufi by Kabir)

Mysticism

Yotin Das, Purno Chandra Das, Lalon Fakir, Naboni Das Sanatan Das Thakir Baul

Wanawan

• Kerala

• Ladakh

• Jammu and kashmir

• Karnataka

Answer explanation

Wedding ceremonies

Pandavani

• Based on Ramayan as Ram hero

• Sung in Maharashtra

• Sung in bangal Krishna as hero

• Sung in Chattisgarh and based on Mahabharat and Bhima as hero

Answer explanation

Rhythm of Tambura

Teejanbai of Chattisgarh

Alha

• MP Wedding song

• Mh a heroic ballad song

• MP heroic ballad song

• Manipur crop season song

Answer explanation

Sung in Braj, Awadhi And Bhojpuri

Related to Mahabharata

Panihari

• Rajasthan related to Fire

• Rajasthan related to Desert

• Rajasthan Related to water

• Punjab related to crop

Answer explanation

Women fetching water from well

Ovi

• MH and KN

• MH & Goa

• KN & Goa

• Tamil Nadu

Answer explanation

Women during leisure

Pai

• Gujarat

• MP

• Rajasthan

• Chhattisgarh

Answer explanation

Saira dance is performed on Pai music

Sung during festivals of rainy season

Lavani - combination of dance and music performed on beats of dholki powerful rhythm

• MP

• Odisha

• Rajasthan

• Maharashtra

Maand

• Rajasthan

• KN

• MP

• Jharkhand

Answer explanation

Origin in royal courts

Usually about bards singing glory of Rajput rulers

Famous son Kesariya Balam

Powada

• Manipur

• TN

• Mh

• KN

Answer explanation

Balads for heroes of past like Shivaji

Describe glorious past and heroic deeds