Gayan-bayan explained

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.

See also

• Pung Cholom - Manipur
• Pungmul - South Korea and North Korea
• Khanjluri, Kazbeguri, Khevsuruli and Mtiuluri - Georgia
  • Jangi - Azerbaijan Yarkhushta - Armenia
• Qilaut - Canada (Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon), United States (Alaska), Denmark (Denmark) and Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
• Karyenda - Burundi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gayan Bayan in praise of Sankardev and Madhabdev . Smithsonian Folkways . 10 June 2018.
2. Web site: Gayan-Bayan from Uttar Kamalabari Satra . British Library - Sounds . 10 June 2018 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180104071206/http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Music-from-India/025M-RKDATX0067XX-0100V0 . dead .
3. Book: Music Academy (Madras, India). The Journal of the Music Academy. 1974. Music Academy. Madras. 227. New officers like gāyan (singer), bāyan (drummer), sūtradbār (dancer-director), deuri (distributor of prasāda).
4. Book: Proceedings of the All-India Conference of Linguists. 1971. 163. gāyan-bāyan 'singer & drummer'.
5. Book: Projesh Banerji. Indian Ballet Dancing. 1983. Abhinav. 978-0-391-02716-9. 85. the singers – gayan, and the players on khols and cymbals – bayan.