Bihari Lal Yadav (1857 – 1926), also referred to as Guru Bihari, was a Bhojpuri Indian writer, poet and singer. He is also known as the founder of the modern Biraha folk genre, this older genre is called Khari Birha.[1][2] He is also credited to invent a musical instrument, which was a version of Khartal and introducing it in Bihaha.[3] He wrote Biraha and popularized it in the cities like Benaras and also taught it to his disciples.
Biography
Bihari was born in 1857, the only son of a Bhojpuriya Ahir family, in Patna. His parents dying ar an early age, he moved to Benaras at age 14 for work. Performing in Biraha temples, he got fame as a poet and singer and then he got four disciples Ramman Yadav, Ganes Yadav, Pattu Yadav and Sarju Rajbhar.[3] He died in 1926, aged 68 or 69.
References
- ↑ Asian Music: Journal of the Society for Asian Music, Volumes 25-2{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Society for Asian Music(1994)
- ↑ The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2013). ISBN 9781136095948
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and Environment, 1800-1980{{#if:Freitag|, Freitag}. University of California(1992). ISBN 9780520080942