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'''Kajri''' derived from the [[Awadhi]] word ''Kajra'', or [[Kohl (cosmetics)|Kohl]], is a genre of [[Hindustani classical music|semi-classical]] singing, originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], popular in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.bharatonline.com/uttar-pradesh/culture/music/kajari.html Culture of Uttar Pradesh]</ref> It is often used to describe the longing of a maiden for her lover as the black monsoon cloud come hanging in the summer skies, and the style is notably sung during the rainy season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.beatofindia.com/forms/kajri.htm | title=Kajri | publisher=beatofindia.com | access-date=7 April 2019 }}</ref>

It comes in the series of season songs, like [[Chaiti]], [[Hori (music)|Hori]] and Sawani, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of [[Uttar Pradesh]]: around [[Varanasi]] [[Mirzapur]], [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]], [[Allahabad]]. 

Some noted exponents of Kajari are [[Rasoolan Bai]], [[Siddheshwari Devi]], [[Begum Akhtar]], [[Shobha Gurtu]], [[Girija Devi]], [[Pandit Channulal Mishra]], [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]], [[Sharda Sinha]], and [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]].

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[[Category:Indian styles of music]]
[[Category:Hindustani music genres]]
[[Category:Folk dances of Bihar]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh folklore]]
[[Category:Culture of Bihar]]
[[Category:Hindustani music terminology]]
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