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The singing tradition with which Gavari Devi was associated:1. Langa2. Mand3. Talabandi4. Thumari

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Mand

The correct answer is Mand.

  • The singing tradition with which Gavari Devi was associated is Mand.

 

  • Mand
    • ​Mand is a style of singing in Rajasthan, used in folk songs.
    • It is similar to the thumri and the ghazal.
    • Mand singers include:
      • Allah Jilai Bai from Bikaner (awarded Padma Shri-1982 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-1988 in Folk Music),
      • Mangi Bai Arya from Udaipur (awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-2008 in Folk Music), and
      • Gavari Bai from Jodhpur (awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-1975-76 and 1986 in Folk Music).

  • Langa
    • Singing style sang by Langa singers on Mangalik occasions and celebrations like Manganiyar in Bikaner, Barmer, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district is called Langa.
    • Gayaki Sarangi and Kamayacha are the main instruments of the Rajputs.
    • The major Langa artists are Fuse Khau, Mahradin Langa, Alauddin Langa, Karim Khan Langa.
  • Talabandi
    • In Rajasthan's eastern region Bharatpur, Dhaulpur, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur etc.
    • There is a classical tradition of folk singing style in which the poems of ancient poets associated with raga raganis are sung collectively, this is called talbandi singing.
    • There are sarangi, harmonium, dholak, tabla and jhoj and also play the nagada (bomb) in between.


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