Hori (music)

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Hori is a genre of semi-classical singing, originated from Bhojpuri region and is popular in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.{{cite news |title= Rashmi’s impressive solo|url= http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750080200.htm|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125084510/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750080200.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 25 January 2013|newspaper= The Hindu|date= 2007-09-07|accessdate=16 January 2012}}{{cite news |title= An Utsav to breathe life into Thumri|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/kolkata/28687737_1_indian-classical-music-dhrupad-babul|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120709025804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/kolkata/28687737_1_indian-classical-music-dhrupad-babul|url-status= dead|archive-date= 9 July 2012|newspaper= The Times of India|accessdate=16 January 2012}} It can be adorned with a Bhairavi,{{cite news |title= My Favourite Raga|url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/19/stories/2008091951330800.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080922113810/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/19/stories/2008091951330800.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 22 September 2008|newspaper= The Hindu|date= 2008-09-19|accessdate=16 January 2012}} Thumri etc.

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Sawani and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh and the Bhojpur regions of Bihar.It is also called Dhamar, which is sung with Dhamar taal . Songs of Hori/ Dhamar are related to Radha-Krishna Leela in the festival of Holi.

Hori is one of the light forms of Hindustani classical music, sung during the fevstial of Holi. It is a music that left its shades on the biggest entertainment industry, Bollywood, also known as Hindi Cinema, serving in many familiar films- "Kati Patang", the Holi song "Aaj na choddenge bas humjoli", "Holi khele raghubira Awadh mein" from the film "Baghban", the hugely popular "Rang barse" and "Holi aayi re kanhai" from "Mother India"- are some euphonious examples of its form in the industry.{{Cite news |date=2010-02-25 |title=Hues of Hori |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Hues-of-Hori/article16816881.ece |access-date=2023-09-21 |issn=0971-751X}}