Indian styles of music

thumb|Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has also gained mainstream popularity and an international audience as of the late 20th century.

thumb|Bhajan in Coimbatore, [[Tamil Nadu, during Navratri Golu.]]

thumb|Painting of Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindus performing kirtan in [[Bengal. Some traditions practice public kirtan.]] thumb|Sikhs|Sikh kirtan with [[Indian harmoniums and tabla drums (a common and popular pairing), in Kenya (1960s)]]

music genre originating in southern India

alt=|thumb|A Baul from Lalon|Lalon Shah's shrine in Kushtia, Bangladesh thumb|upright|Ektara, a common musical instrument of Bauls

art music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent

upbeat type of popular music associated with Punjabi culture

Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music (for example in the Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampradaya), and is also related to the South Indian Carnatic tradition. It is a term of Sanskrit origin, derived from dhruva (ध्रुव, immovable, permanent) and pada (पद, verse). The roots of Dhrupad are ancient. It is discussed in the Hindu Sanskrit text Natyashastra (~200 BCE – 200 CE), and other ancient and medieval Sanskrit texts, such as chapter 33 of Book 10 in the Bhaga

Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the performer greater freedom of expression than dhrupad and is sung with the tabla instead of the pakhavaj. In khyal, ragas are extensively ornamented, and the style calls for more technical virtuosity.

Tappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music. Its specialty is a rolling pace based on fast, subtle and knotty construction. Its tunes are melodious and sweet, and depict the emotional outbursts of a lover. Tappe (plural) were sung mostly by songstresses, known as baigees, in royal courts.

songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore

Dadra is associated with the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent.

ancient form of musical story-telling

Filmi () music soundtracks are music produced for India's mainstream motion picture industry and written and performed for Indian cinema. In cinema, music directors make up the main body of composers; the songs are performed by playback singers and the genre represents 72% of the music sales market in India.

pop music produced in India independent from film soundtracks

Kajari (Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂔𑂩𑂲) also spelled Kajri is a traditional folk song and dance form originating from the Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India. It is a semi-classical music genre within the broader tradition of Hindustani classical music, typically performed during the monsoon season (late June to September), when the lush greenery reappears and agricultural activities resume. The term Kajari is derived from the word kaajar (or kohl), symbolizing the dark, rain-laden clouds that characterize the monsoon, often associated with beauty and longing in the songs' imagery.

genre that combines rock music with classical Islamic sufi traditions

Indian band

songs composed by Nazrul Islam

Bandish, cheez or gat is a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. It is set in a specific raga, performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a tabla or pakhawaj, a steady drone, and melodic accompaniment by a sarangi, violin or harmonium. There are different ways of systematizing the parts of a composition. A bandish provides the literature element in the music, for standard structured singing. In the past many gharanas protected their bandishes from moving out of the family with gross incoherent vocal renditions. In the realm of vocal music, it is often known as che

devotional music of the Sufis

oral storytelling technique in the Katha tradition

Chaiti or Chaita (Bhojpuri: 𑂡𑂆𑂞𑂲) are semi-classical songs, originating from Bhojpuri region corresponding to the calendar month of Chait. These songs are rendered during the holy month of Sri Rama Navami in March/April. It falls under the light classical form of Hindustani classical music. It is a part of the rich Bhojpuri music tradition. The songs typically invoke the name of Lord Rama and celebrate the spring season.

music genre

thumb|right|Bhadragiri Achyuta Das performing Harikatha in Kannada. Harikatha (Kannada: ಹರಿಕಥೆ : Harikathe; Telugu: హరికథ : Harikatha; Marathi: हरीपाठ : Haripatha, ), also known as Harikatha Kaalakshepam in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam(), is a form of Hindu traditional discourse in which the storyteller explores a traditional theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic. The person telling the story through songs, music and narration is called a Haridasa.

ancient classical music of the Indian state of Odisha

Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253–1325 CE). In modern times, the singer Amir Khan helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. Nissar Hussain Khan was a tarana singer.

classical music vocal traditional singing style

The powada () is a genre of Marathi poetry that was during the late 17th century in India. Powada, which means ‘to glorify’, is a traditional Marathi ballad that traces its history to more than 750 years Powadas often glorified and celebrated deeds of popular folk figures and leaders such as Chhatrapati Shivaji and Tanaji Malusare, and were also written to raise awareness on social issues such as female foeticide, dowry and corruption. Powadas were also used as a medium to create awareness during Samyukta Maharashtra movement.

Indian music genre; variety of Bhavageethe

form of music originating in Suriname

Indian style of singing

Agamani () () are genres of Bengali folk songs celebrating the return of the Goddess Parvati to the home of her parents on the eve of the Hindu autumn festival of Durga Puja. The Aagamani songs describe the return of Parvati to in her rural home, not as Goddess but as daughter, and are followed by Vijaya songs which describe the sorrow of separation three days later as Parvati returns to her husband Shiva.

one of the talas used in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent

Ladishah (also spelled Ladi Shah or Laddi Shah) is a storytelling musical genre originated in Jammu and Kashmir with its roots in traditional and humorous folk singing originally sung by minstrels while locally wondering from one place to another. It is usually sung in Kashmiri language to express anguish or to entertain people in a rhythmic form primarily revolves around political, social and cultural issues in the form of ballad or melodious satire. It is identified when an entertainer raises their concerns in the form of humorous and melody singing without a voice break at some occurrences.