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Gayan-bayan 
Summary
In Assam, north India, gayan-bayan (gāyan-bāyan) is a religious dance performed by disciples of Sankardev in satras.[1][2]
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.
Dances similar to Gayan-bayan edit
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References edit
- ^ "Gayan Bayan in praise of Sankardev and Madhabdev". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Gayan-Bayan from Uttar Kamalabari Satra". British Library - Sounds. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Proceedings of the All-India Conference of Linguists. 1971. p. 163.
gāyan-bāyan 'singer & drummer'
- ^ 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