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Gaana
Gaana (or Gānā) is a genre of Tamil music, which is sung in the Madras Bashai dialect of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is rap-like "collection of rhythms, beats and sensibilities native to the Madras people." It evolved over the past two centuries, with influences ranging from the siddhars (tantric adepts) of ancient Tamilakam to rural Tamil folk music to Tamil Sufi mystics. Its popularity rose when it was brought to the music of the mainstream Tamil film industry. Contemporary gaana bands are bringing the genre to new audiences while using it for social activism, especially against caste discrimination.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gaana
subgenusGaana
Gaana asperella
speciesGaana asperella
Gaana basiferella
speciesGaana basiferella
Gaana mesophaea
speciesGaana mesophaea
Gaana minima
speciesGaana minima
Gaana nigronervosa
speciesGaana nigronervosa
Gaana quatra
speciesGaana quatra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 643245.