• Iqbal Hussain Mir

The Classical music of Kashmir (Sufiana Mousiqui) is an important component of the Kashmiri society and culture. It is a type of mystical music practiced traditionally by professional musicians belonging to different Gharanas of Kashmir. This musical form has been fashioned over the centuries of its development by a synthesis of foreign as well as indigenous elements. It is a type of composed choral music in which five to twelve musicians led by a leader, sing together to the accompaniment of Santoor, Saaz-i-Kashmir, Kashmiri Sehtar and Dokara/Tabla. Instead of raga, Persian Maqams are used. The text of the songs is mystical Sufi poems in Persian and Kashmiri. This musical genre took shape in the 15th century at the time of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin (1420-1470).

Sufiana Mousiqui, Origin, Structure, Singing style, performance

"Classical Music of Kashmir as a Cultural Heritage of Kashmir: An Analytical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 1, page no.262-266, January-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2001036.pdf

"Classical Music of Kashmir as a Cultural Heritage of Kashmir: An Analytical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 1, page no. pp262-266, January-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2001036.pdf