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Themusic ofAssam consists variousgenres offolk and modern music, drawing its artistic basis from thehistory of Assam, fromAssamese culture and its ancient traditions. In recent times, starting from the late eighties, popular artists have modernised the music catering to local popular demand.
A basic characteristic of the indigenous ethnic music of Assam is its descending scale similar to East Asian music which distinguishes it from theMode-based or folk music(Raaga-based) forms from the rest of India.
The tunes are structured in a pyramid and are always inpentatonic scale similar to other traditional music of Asia like China, Mongolia etc and dissimilar from the seven-scaled Indian music, (in contrast to the music of rest of India which isMeend based),[1] such as theBihu songs, (common in South-East Asia and East Asia) besides languorous music of other forms.
The legend ofPrincess Usha ofSonitpur and her cohortChitralekha also enlighten us on the musical expertise of the Assamese women.[citation needed] The connoisseurs however, have divided the classical Assamese music into two parts –Borgeet andOjapali. The composers ofBorgeets,Sankardev and his discipleMadhavdev added versatility to Assamese music.
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