Sunday 11 January 2015

Sohar: Welcome song for the child

Religiosity is the pivot around which the music and amusements of the village folk of Bihar revolve and Sohar is one among them.
It is the song sung at the birth of a child. As has been common in our society - the birth of a child is a time for celebration and the Sohar is popular in the entire Hindi belt.
In the Bhojpuri dialect - Sohal - means feeling good. The same form has different names in different regions such as Somar, Sohla, Sohilo or Sogar.

Here is an excellent master piece "SOHAR" by Pandit Chhannulal Mishra (Hindi: पंडित छन्नूलाल मिश्रा) (born 3 August 1936), who is a Hindustani classical singer from Banaras, a noted exponent of the Kirana gharana of the Hindustani classical music.




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