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Dhaanto

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History#

According to local tradition, Dhaanto is believed to have been invented by the nomadic Ogaden clan. The origins of the dance could be traced back to Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was revived in the late 19th century by the Dervish Movement, and was used to raise the ‘spirits’ of soldiers and was often sung on horseback. Dhaanto became popular among the Somalis in Ethiopia and quickly spread to other Somali territories in the Horn of Africa. In the Ogaden region, this dance is very popular and you will annually see ethnic Somalis perform different versions of this dance at the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day in Jigjiga. Additionally, the genre is also employed in Islamic poetry. References

Dhrupad

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History#

Dhrupad was first invented and sang in Gwalior by Man Singh. An illustrious Dhrupad school of music was firmly established at Gwalior. Muslim scholars also mentions a musical genre called Dhrupad in Ain-i-Akbari of Abu Fazl (1593). Extensive works attribute much of the material to musicians such as (Jagannath Kaviral, Gopala, Baiju Bawra, Haridas, Tansen, Mohamud and Bhagwant) in the court of Man Singh Tomar (fl. 1486–1516) of Gwalior which are well documented in Man Singh’s Mankutuhal. In these accounts from the Mughal court Dhrupad is portrayed as a musical form which is relatively new; and according to Sanyal, most sources agree that Drupad owes its origin to the court of Man Singh Tomar. Ravi Shankar states that the form developed from the prabandha and flourished starting in the fifteenth century in Gwalior. The 16th century Bhakti saint and court-musician of Gwalior Swami Haridas (also in the Nimbarka Sampradaya), was a well known dhrupad singer with songs dedicated to Krishna.He later joined as the court musician in the Mughal court with Tansen who was famous, among other counterparts, for his Dhrupad compositions. Dhrupad is ancient, and it has another genre of music called Khyal (Gwalior) (it has two parts Sthayi and Antara) evolved from it. Dhrupad is solemn music, uplifting and heroic, pure and spiritual. Khyal adds ornamental notes, shorter, moody and celebratory. Dhrupad probably obtained its name from dhruvapada mentioned in Natyashastra to denote structured songs. It is one of the core forms of classical music found all over the Indian subcontinent. The word comes from Dhruva which means immovable and permanent. It is spiritual, heroic, thoughtful, virtuous, embedding moral wisdom or solemn form of song-music combination. The Yugala Shataka of Shri Shribhatta in the Nimbarka Sampradaya, written in 1294 CE, contains Dhrupad lyrics. The ancient practice of dancing on Dhrupad has been reintroduced into recent times by Dr. Puru Dadheech. Dr Dadheech is India’s Kathak dancer to bring ‘Dhrupad’ on the formal Kathak stage and this composition in 28 matra.

Dhumpa sangita

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Creation#

The creation of the dhumpa is credited to Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha, an Odia poet of the late 18th and early 19th century from the Ganjam district of Odisha. He designed the dhumpa as an instrument to accompany the recital of his lyrics and satires which are still called dhumpa geeta in rural areas of the Ganjam district.

Dhumpa#

The dhumpa consists of a cylindrical hollow bamboo, of six to seven feet in length, wrapped in colorful zari and fitted on a long wooden ply. It can be played by up to four persons simultaneously. It is traditionally played with sticks to produce a rhythmic beat, a technique that continues to be used by modern tribal musicians.