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South Indian music

In South Asian arts: South India
The varnam, a completely composed piece, serves mainly as a warming up and is performed at the beginning of a concert. Pada and javali are two kinds of love songs using the poetic imagery characteristic of the romantic-devotional movement mentioned earlier. Tillana has a text composed…
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