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Niraval

Also: Neraval

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Improvising new melodies on a single line of a composition, repeating its words and rhythm.

Structure

The performer chooses a line and sings it again and again, each time with a fresh melodic treatment, within the raga and tala, keeping the words in place.

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References for this page

Type at least two letters. Try a raga name, a tala, or a word like "gamaka".