Sawani

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Sawani is a genre of semi-classical singing, popular in Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.{{cite news |title= Morning glory|url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/07/stories/2008030750390300.htm|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125085232/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/07/stories/2008030750390300.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 25 January 2013|date= 7 March 2008|accessdate=16 January 2012 |newspaper= The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}{{cite news |url= http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C16%5Cstory_16-5-2008_pg10_2 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120729040555/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C16%5Cstory_16-5-2008_pg10_2 |lang=en |archive-date= 29 July 2012 |newspaper=Daily Times |title=About Town |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=2023-06-14}}

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh: around Banaras, Mirzapur and the saran and Bhojpur regions of Bihar.