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Quick guide to tappa
Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0Tappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music.
01 · What it is
MusicVocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
IndiaWritten in its own script on record as मंच.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited sourceEvery claim links to a public record below. Free to quote, teach, and share under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is tappa in plain words?
Tappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music. In local script on record, it is written मंच.
Where is tappa practised or documented?
Sources on this page place tappa in India.
What is the current condition of tappa today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this tappa entry?
Cite as: "tappa." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/tappa, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceTappa is a form of Indian semi-classical vocal music. Its specialty is a rolling pace based on fast, subtle and knotty construction. Its tunes are melodious and sweet, and depict the emotional outbursts of a lover. Tappe (plural) were sung mostly by songstresses, known as baigees, in royal courts.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tappa”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
tappa is genre of music, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
The source record links this tradition to 2 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 1
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