Thumri
Vocal style in Indian music / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thumri (Hindi: [ˈʈʰʊmɾiː]) is a vocal genre or style of Indian music.[1][2] The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb thumuknaa, which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dramatic gestures, mild eroticism, evocative love poetry and folk songs, especially from Uttar Pradesh, though there are regional variations.[3]
The text is romantic or devotional in nature, the lyrics are usually in Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Brij Bhasha.[4] Thumree is characterized by its sensuality, and by a greater flexibility with the raga.
Thumri is also used as a generic name for some other, even lighter, forms such as Dadra, Hori, Kajari, Sawani, Jhoola, and Chaiti, even though each of them have their own structure and content — either lyrical or musical or both—and so the exposition of these forms vary. Like Indian classical music itself, some of these forms have their origin in folk literature and music.