Automatically playing similar songs. Get Notified about the latest hits and trends, so that you are always on top of the latest in music when it comes to your friends. Assam is a state rich in music and culture. With a history of more than eighty years, the Assamese have managed to preserve it. Assamese music is praised worldwide for its variety of musical genres in Indian music history. The ethnic music of Assam holds the characteristic of a descending scale which makes it different from other folk music of India. These songs are structured and sung to the pentatonic scale which is quite similar to traditional Chinese music. This indicates a strong influence of Chinese traditions on the Assamese culture. With modernization occupying all the sectors, popular artists of Assam have started to produce music which caters to the needs of the local people. Assamese music is known for its soft and melodious tunes, which touch the strings of our heart.

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File Photo PTI. The GST authority has issued a direction to Bihu committees to make all transactions, including payments to artistes, through cheques. The over two-month-long cultural programmes are organised during the celebration of Rongali Bihu which begins mid-April. Singers and musicians get paid for their performance. When we will deposit the cheques in the banks, a big amount will be deducted as GST.
Panentheistic — Ekasarana Dharma. Polytheistic — Shaktism. The music of Assam consists various genres of folk and modern music, drawing its artistic basis from the history of Assam , from Assamese culture and its ancient traditions. In recent times, starting from the late eighties, popular artistes have modernized the music catering to local popular demand. A basic characteristic of the indigenous ethnic music of Assam is its descending scale similar to East Asian music which distinguishes it from the Mode-based or folk music Raaga-based forms from the rest of India. The tunes are structured in a pyramid and are in always in pentatonic scale similar to other traditional music of Asia like China, Mongolia etc and dissimilar from the seven-scaled Indian music, in contrast to the music of rest of India which is Meend based , [4] such as the Bihu songs, common in South-East Asia and East Asia besides languorous music of other forms. The legend of Princess Usha of Sonitpur and her cohort Chitralekha also enlighten us on the musical expertise of the Assamese women. The composers of Borgeet s, Sankardev and his disciple Madhavdev added versatility to Assamese music. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.