Gayan_Bayan

Gayan-bayan

Gayan-bayan

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In Assam, north India, gayan-bayan (gāyan-bāyan) is a religious dance performed by disciples of Sankardev in satras.[1][2]

A gāyan-bāyan performance, Majuli, Assam

The phrase gāyan-bāyan comes from gāyan (‘singer’) and bāyan (‘drummer’).[3][4] The drums used by the bayan are mainly khols and cymbals are used.[5]

The Gayan bayan may differ according to the different Satras and sects.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Gayan Bayan in praise of Sankardev and Madhabdev". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Gayan-Bayan from Uttar Kamalabari Satra". British Library - Sounds. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    Music Academy (Madras, India) (1974). The Journal of the Music Academy. Madras: Music Academy. p. 227. New officers like gāyan (singer), bāyan (drummer), sūtradbār (dancer-director), deuri (distributor of prasāda)
  4. [4]
    Proceedings of the All-India Conference of Linguists. 1971. p. 163. gāyan-bāyan 'singer & drummer'
  5. [5]
    Projesh Banerji (1983). Indian Ballet Dancing. Abhinav. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-391-02716-9. the singers – gayan, and the players on khols and cymbals – bayan


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