Thumri
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Is thumri louche or evolved? 100 years on, a debate around the classical form still rages
Malini Nair
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Listen: Marathi theatre songs take melodic excursions into bandhi thumri form
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Classical or semi-classical? These thumris show categorising musical genres lacks logic
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: The Rupak taal scales new heights in these thumri and Kathak performances
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Dhuns set to the Kaharvaa taal come alive in these sitar and shehnai recitals
Aneesh Pradhan
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Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s definitive rendition of ‘Yaad Piya ki Aaye’ and four other versions
Aneesh Pradhan
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Without these three factors, we may have never known the ethereal voice of Girija Devi
Malini Nair
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Videos: Listen to these performances by Girija Devi. There will not be another like her
Scroll Staff
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Girija Devi (1929-2017): Banaras gharana singer renowned for her superlative thumri renditions
Aneesh Pradhan
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‘Thumri queen’ Girija Devi dies in Kolkata
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Faiyaz Khan and Begum Akhtar experiment with the thumri in Raag Kafi
Aneesh Pradhan