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Bhajan is the medium of expressing our love and faith to God. It is a type of song which is based on particular raag and beat (taal).
Bhajan can be sung in several styles:
- Classically as chota khayal and bada khayal, with tans, alaaps, and dhrupad
- Semi classically or lightly
- On the music of filmy songs.
In India, the artists mostly take lyrics from the books written by saints of medieval age like Kabirdas, Tulsidas, Rahim, Meerabai, etc., and compose music of their own style. Some artists take music of filmy songs and launch a Bhajan album, which creates great market at the time of festivals like Ganesh Puja, Navratre, etc.
Music Type: Devotional Singing
History of Bhajan
The name “Bhajan” originates from the third Veda of Hindu religion “Samaveda”. In early days composition of music of Bhajan was fully classical. However, nowadays some compositions are based on filmy songs and are called “Bhakti Geet”. “Kirtan” is another name of “Bhajan” given by Sikhism. In Sikhism, while there are 31 raags, 2026 shabads are present in Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji the Holly book of Sikhs and it is compulsory to sing every shabad in a particular maestro (raag) with Harmonium and Tabla.
List of Some Popular Bhajan Artists
- Lakhveer Singh Lakha
- Vadali Brothers
- Anup jalota
- Kavita Krishnamurthy
- Hemant Chouhan
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