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Indian music, which often involves the Dhol and stringed Tumba instruments, is a symbolic part of nearly every stage of the Indian or Hindu wedding, which can last five days long and involves many family members and friends. Steeped with religious and cultural significance, Indian wedding music is often folk-centered and traditional, but may also include Bollywood favorites often seen in popular Indian wedding scenes.
Ceremonial Music
Ceremonial Indian music is played during the Indian wedding's many stages, such as the sagaai, or engagement ceremony; the ladies sangeet, or bridal shower; the application of the mehendi, which is a henna tattoo drawn on the bride's body; and the Vidai, in which the wedding-goers say goodbye to the bride. Hindu custom dictates that music should accompany any wedding or festival and play an important role in the rituals of the wedding.
Popular Songs
The website Popular-Wedding-Songs and WedAlert claim that some of the most commonly used Indian, (or Hindi) wedding songs include "Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge," which is performed by Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Sunita Rao, "Hai Na Bolo," which is performed by Alka Yagnik and Kunar Sanu, "Joote Dedo Paise Lelo," performed by Lata Mangeshkar & SPB, "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna," performed by Lata Mangeshklar and Udit Narayan, and "Dulhan Chali" by the singer Mahendra Kapoor.
Types of Song
Indian weddings, as in Christian weddings, have a variety of songs that are specifically dedicated to the bride, groom or other members of the bridal party. Categories for Indian wedding songs, which include various play lists performed by live singers or disc jockeys, include songs for parents of the bride or groom to sing to their daughter; songs of parents of the bride or groom to sing to their son; songs that celebrate the marriage; songs from the bride to the groom and songs that honor the in-laws of both families.
Music as Expression
Indian weddings often use traditional and contemporary music to express the feelings of each family member and friend at the wedding to the new bride and groom. According to CulturalIndia.net, songs during the vidaai, or farewell ceremony, are sung from the family to the departing couple and celebrate the new life that is beginning for them, but also the sadness of their life. During the reception, the groom's family will sing a song for their new daughter-in-law to welcome her into their family.
Dance and Music Night
According to the website IndiaNetZone, Indian weddings set aside an entire dance and music night before the night of the ceremony to honor the bride and groom individually. The songs played on these music nights are performed by friends and family and have lyrics that are funny and dance-inspiring. Often, songs will have humorous lyrics that address the Indian bride's future after marriage and what she has in store for her as a wife. Songs are sung with a lighthearted nature, with many dedications to either the bride or the groom.
Ceremonial MusicCeremonial Indian music is played during the Indian wedding's many stages, such as the sagaai, or engagement ceremony; the ladies sangeet, or bridal shower; the application of the mehendi, which is a henna tattoo drawn on the bride's body; and the Vidai, in which the wedding-goers say goodbye to the bride. Hindu custom dictates that music should accompany any wedding or festival and play an important role in the rituals of the wedding.
Popular Songs
The website Popular-Wedding-Songs and WedAlert claim that some of the most commonly used Indian, (or Hindi) wedding songs include "Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge," which is performed by Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Sunita Rao, "Hai Na Bolo," which is performed by Alka Yagnik and Kunar Sanu, "Joote Dedo Paise Lelo," performed by Lata Mangeshkar & SPB, "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna," performed by Lata Mangeshklar and Udit Narayan, and "Dulhan Chali" by the singer Mahendra Kapoor.
Types of Song
Indian weddings, as in Christian weddings, have a variety of songs that are specifically dedicated to the bride, groom or other members of the bridal party. Categories for Indian wedding songs, which include various play lists performed by live singers or disc jockeys, include songs for parents of the bride or groom to sing to their daughter; songs of parents of the bride or groom to sing to their son; songs that celebrate the marriage; songs from the bride to the groom and songs that honor the in-laws of both families.
Music as Expression
Indian weddings often use traditional and contemporary music to express the feelings of each family member and friend at the wedding to the new bride and groom. According to CulturalIndia.net, songs during the vidaai, or farewell ceremony, are sung from the family to the departing couple and celebrate the new life that is beginning for them, but also the sadness of their life. During the reception, the groom's family will sing a song for their new daughter-in-law to welcome her into their family.
Dance and Music Night
According to the website IndiaNetZone, Indian weddings set aside an entire dance and music night before the night of the ceremony to honor the bride and groom individually. The songs played on these music nights are performed by friends and family and have lyrics that are funny and dance-inspiring. Often, songs will have humorous lyrics that address the Indian bride's future after marriage and what she has in store for her as a wife. Songs are sung with a lighthearted nature, with many dedications to either the bride or the groom.
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