dhrupad
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi ध्रुपद (dhrupad).
Noun
dhrupad (uncountable)
- A vocal genre in Hindustani classical music
- 1996 September 20, Ted Shen, “Kartik Seshadri”, in Chicago Reader:
- Sitar prodigy Kartik Seshadri, now in his late 30s, began studying with Ravi Shankar in 1974, immersing himself in senia and dhrupad, a couple of distinctive northern Indian performing traditions.
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