Dadra is associated with the
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
of the
Indian subcontinent
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.
Dadra tala
This is a Hindustani classical ''
tala'' (rhythmic cycle), consisting of six beats in two equal divisions of three. The most commonly accepted theka or basic pattern for this tala is ''dha tin tin, ta dhin dhin''. There is a higher emphasis laid on the first swar in comparison the following two, that is, ''dha'' - higher emphasis following ''tin'' ''tin'' and again a higher emphasis on ''ta'' following ''dhin'' ''dhin''.
Theka of Dadra Tala
मात्रा भाग : 3-3.
धा धिं ना - धा तीं ना
It has a characteristic pattern of
bols (theka).
This can also be shown using the following figure
Dadra (genre)
In this context ''dadra'' is a light classical vocal form in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
, mostly performed in
Agra
Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...
and in
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...
region. It was originally accompanied by dadra
tala (from where the term for the genre was borrowed), but later dadra compositions are often found in other light talas (such as ''
keherwa
Keharwa or Kaharva is an 8 beat tala of Hindustani music. Keherwa has many variations including dhumaali, "bhajani", and qawwali.
Arrangement
Keharwa is an 8-beat pattern used in ragas. It has eight beats in two equal divisions (vibhag). The per ...
'').
The peculiarity of Dadra genre is that the
Sthayi Sthayi or Asthaayi is an initial phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called ...
is in
Braj Bhasha
Braj is a language within the Indo-Aryan language family spoken in the Braj region in Western Uttar Pradesh centered on Mathura. Along with Awadhi, it was one of the two predominant literary languages of North-Central India before gradually ...
while the
Antara is sometimes in
Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
. It is one of the illustrations of how cultures have amalgamated and coexisted in Indian classical music.
Interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee, Indian Artist
There have been some Bollywood songs as well based on the same for instance Madan Mohan (music director), Madan Mohan composition -'' Lag Jaa Gale'', a song from the movie ''Woh Kaun Thi''.
See also
*Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
References
External links
Article about ''dadra''
Hindustani music terminology
Indian styles of music
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