Hori is a genre of semi-classical singing, popular in

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and

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. It can be adorned with a Bhairavi, Thumri etc. It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Sawani and Kajari, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of

: around Banaras, Mirzapur,

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and the Bhojpur regions of

.It is also called Dhamar, which is sung with Dhamar taal . Songs of Hori/ Dhamar are related to Radha-Krishna Leela in the festival of Holi.

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Indian styles of music Hindustani music genres Music of Uttar Pradesh Music of Bihar Hindustani music terminology {{music-genre-stub