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Birth songs

Mere Ghar aayi Mere ghar aayi ek nanhi pari chandni ke haseen rath pe sawaar Uske aane se mere aangan mein khil uthe phool gunganayi bahaar dekh kar usko jee nahin bharta chahe dekhoo use hazaaron baar chahe dekhoo use hazaron baar mere ghar aayi mere ghar aayi ek nanhi pari ek nanhi pari Maine poochha use ki kaun hai tu hans ke boli ki main hoon tera pyar Main tere dil mein thi hamesha se ghar mein aayi hoon aaj pehli baar Mere ghar aayi ek nanhi pari chandni ke haseen rath pe sawaar Juhi ki kali meri ladli nazon ki pali meri ladli ho aaj kiran jug jug tu jiye nanhi si pari meri ladli o meri ladli Dharti pe utar aaya chanda tera chehra bana champe ka sunehra guldasta tan tera bana champe ka salona guldasta tan tera bana o meri ladli komal titli meri ladli heere ki kali meri ladli ho aas kiran jug jug tu jiye Sharmayegee boli taaron ki tere nainon se koyal ne churai hai pancham tere bainon se koyal ne churai hai pancham tere bainon se o meri lad...

Rain songs

"Rimjhim ke tarane leke aayee barsaat"(Kala Bazaar) 'Zindagi bhar nahin bhoolegi wo barsaat ki raat(Barsaat ki raat) 'Bheega bheega pyar ka sama(Sawan) 'Sawan ke jhoole pade'(Pyaar ki pyaas) 'Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayee'(Parakh) 'Sawan ke badalon unse ye ja kaho'(Rattan) 'Aha Rimjhim ke pyaare pyaare geet liye'(Usne kaha tha) 'Jhukti ghata gatee hawa'(Dhool ka phool) 'Kali ghata chhaayee mora jiya ghabraaye(Sujata) 'Kajre Badarwa re(Pati Patni) 'Deewana mastana hua dil'(Bombai ka babu) Ajahu na aaye baalma(Saanjh aur Savera) Ik ladki bheegi bhagi si(Chalti ka naam gadi) Aaya sawan jhoom ke(Aaya Sawan jhoom ke) Dum dum diga diga mausam bheega bheega(Chhaliya) Sawan ka mahina pawan kare shor(Milan) Pyar hua Iqrar hua

My sing-a-song collection

Sanwaar Loon(Lootera) हवा के झोंके आज मौसमों से रूठ गए गुलों की शोखियाँ जो भंवरे आ के लूट गए बदल रही है आज ज़िन्दगी की चाल ज़रा इसी बहाने क्यूँ न मैं भी दिल का हाल ज़रा संवार लूं संवार लूं संवार लूं हाय संवार लूं -------------------------------------------- संवार लूं हाय संवार लूं संsवार लूं हाय संवार लूं  बरामदे पुराने  हैं नई सी धूप है जो पलके खटखटा रहा है किसका रूप है शरारतें करे जो ऐसे भूल के हिजाब कैसे उसको नाम से मैं पुकार लूं संवार लूं ss संवार लूं संsवार लूं हाय संवार लूं ये सारी कोयलें बनी हैं आज डाकियाँ कुहू कुहू में चिठियाँ पढ़ें मजाकियाँ --------------------------------------- इन्हें कहो की न छुपाये किस्मे है लिखा बताये उसकी आज मैं नज़र उतार लूं  संवार लूं हाय संवार लूं संsवार लूंsss संवार लूं हवा के झोंके ----------------- Lyrics of ''Ring Ring'' I was sitting by the phone I was waiting all alone Baby by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you Its a dark and dreary night Seems like nothings going right Wont you tell me hone...

International

ABBA: Swedish pop group of 1970s got a dedicated museum opened in Stockholm.Its members Bjorn Ulvaeus,Benny Anderson,Agnetha Foltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad shot to fame after winning 1974 Eurovision song contest with the song "Waterloo".Band's first major hit"Ring Ring'',''Arrival'',''Mamma mia'',''Dancing Queen'',"Gimme gimme gimme''(A man after midnight).The group sold around 370 million records in total and are part of a rich Swedish pop tradition which includes Roxette(It must have been love),Ace of Base,Europe(Final Countdown) and Kent. NO MERCY:1995 Marty Cintron,hits like,''Where do you go'',''Please don't go''and ''Hello how are you''and singles such as ''Shed my skin''(2011) BACKSTREET BOYS: are an American vocal harmony group,formed in Orlando,Florida in 1993.The group consists of A.J.Mclean,Nick Carter,Howie Doroug...

Genres of Music

Hori is a  genre of semi classical singing popular in U.P. and Bihar.It can be adorned with Bhairavi,Thumri,etc.It comes in the series of season songs ,like Chaiti,Sawani,Kajari. Thumri essentially belonged to the Purab(Eastern Uttar Pradesh)and was nurtured in the times of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah but with a dash of Punjabi flavour it becomes even more attractive.

Musical Heritage

Mridangam maestro T.K.Murthy,played for M.S.Subbulakshmi for over five decades,"When we sing there is raga bhava,sahitya bhava and swara bhava.Similarly there is tala bhava." Jaipur-Atrauli gharana: Mallikarjun Mansur,Kishori Amonkar,Ratnakar Pai,Ashwini Bhide Deshpande Jod-raga SAwani Nat speciality of this gharana.Sawani is a variant of Bihag.Unlike Bihag where Nishad is prominently used Sawani uses it very judiciously and in a very small measure.Sawani following its parent Bihag eschews the use of teevra madhyam and Nat also employs only shuddha madhyam. Late Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur,one of the great Gwalior gharana vocalist of the last century. Contemporary Hindustani Classical Music Scene:Maharashtra and West Bengal dominate it completely.Maharashtra limits extending to Dharwad in Karnataka that has produced many top notch musicians such as Sawai Gandharva,Mallikarjun Mansur,Kumar Gandharva,Gangubai Hangal,Basavraj Rajguru and Bhimsen Joshi.These days M.Venkate...

Raagas

Hamsadhwani raag -bright and auspicious.Kritis in Lord Ganesha abound in this raga.Its an Audava raga(5 notes-sa,re,ga,pa,ni).Created by Ramaswamy Dikshitar,father of Muthuswamy Dikshitar,brought to Hindustani classical by Ustad Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendibazaar gharana.'Ja tose Nahin Boloon'from Parivar(music Salil Choudhary),sung gloriously by Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey,is a sterling piece in Hamsadhvani. Poorvikalyani:SRGMPDPS/SNDPMGRS.It is a vakra raaga,audava sampoorna in scale(having six notes in ascent and all the seven in descent).The notes present in Poorvikalyani apart from Shadaj and Pancham include Shudha Rishabh,Antara Gandhara,Prati Madhyama,Chatusruti Dhaivata,and Kakali Nishada.This raga is suited for singing after dusk and makes the mind calm and meditative. Shree:Hoary and sombre,audava-sampoorna,gives wde berth to gandhara and dhaivat in its ascending movement while all the notes are used in the descent.Meend is employed profusely and the emphasis re...