In kathak music, bhajans created by famous saints and mystics like Surdas, Mirabai and Kabir are oft-adopted for narrative interpretation of a performance. The poetic narrative, which is at the heart of Kathak music, is sung in various forms like bhajan thumri, pad or a Sanskrit sholka (verse).īhajans are devotional songs sung in praise/admiration/worship of an Indian God, Goddess or Daiety. Electronic instruments are also used, but sparingly. ![]() This is accompanied by instrumental music that flows from a range of instruments like tabla, pakhwaj, harmonium, sitar, flute, sarangi, violin, jaltarang ( a unique ensemble of varyingly filled water glasses on which beats are performed with gentle strikes of wooden sticks), etc. ![]() The vocalist renditions the narrative with various Indian classical ragas like kafi, Bhairavi, Bageshri, etc. Kathak music Kathak music consists of both vocal and instrumental components.
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