Music of Bihar
| Music of India | |
|---|---|
| States | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Goa – Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kashmir – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – Orissa – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttaranchal – West Bengal | |
| Timeline and Samples | |
| Bhajan - Bhangra - Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Filmi - Ghazal - Rock - Pop - Hip hop | |
| Awards | Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards |
| Charts | |
| Festivals | Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana |
| Media | Sruti, The Music Magazine |
| National anthem | "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram" |
| South Asian music | |
| Afghanistan - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Maldives - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka | |
Bihar is a state of India. The region's folk songs includ songs like sumangali, a kind of wedding song, sohar, performed for childbirth and other occasions. Wandering folk singers include the Kathaks, who travelled in groups and performed accompanied by dholak, sarangi, tamburu and majira. Other musician classes included Roshan Chouki, Bhajaniya, Kirtaniya, Pamaria and Bhakliya.
Bihar is known for Indian classical musicians like Pandit Ram Chatur.