Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan (English: Swami Haridas Music Festival) is a noted
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...
and dance festival organized by
Sur Singar Samsad, and held annually in
Mumbai
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,
India
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.
All the prominent Indian classical vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers perform at the week-long festival.
History
It was started in 1952 in honor of 16th-century saint,
Swami Haridas by Sur Singar Samsad.
See also
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List of Indian classical music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in ...
References
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Hindustani classical music festivals
Culture of Mumbai
Music festivals established in 1952
1952 establishments in Bombay State
Dance festivals in India
Islamic music festivals