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Sawani is a genre of semi-classical singing, popular in Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh: around Banaras, Mirzapur and the saran and Bhojpur regions of Bihar.

References

1. "Morning glory". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. "About Town". Daily Times. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

v t e Hindustani classical music
Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi
Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj
Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra
Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Bhatiali Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang NatyaSangeet Qawwali Ghazal
Thaats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marva Kalyan

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