Phaguwa

Phaguwa or Fagua (Bhojpuri: 𑂤𑂏𑂳𑂥𑂰) is a folk song genre, focusing on Bhojpuri music sung in the month of Phagun. It is sung in a group with traditional instruments such as kartal, dholak, and manjira. Phaguwa songs are based on devotion and celebrate duos of Shiva-Gauri, Radha-Krishna and Rama-Seeta playing Holi. Phaguwa songs are specially sung on the eve of Holi festival.^[1][2]

Apart from Bhojpuri region, it is sung in parts of the West Indies and more specifically in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname and Mauritius and Fiji.^[3]

References

1. Freitag, Sandria B. (1992-01-01). Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and Environment, 1800-1980. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08094-2.
2. Upadhyaya, Hari S. (1988). Baliyā Janapada Ke Bhojapurī Lokagīta. India Enterprises Incorporated.
3. Myers, Helen (1998). Music of Hindu Trinidad: Songs from the India Diaspora. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-55453-2.