Gayan-bayan

In Assam, north India, gayan-bayan (gāyan-bāyan) is a religious dance performed by disciples of Sankardev in satras.[1][2]

A gāyan-bāyan performance, Majuli, Assam

The phrase gāyan-bāyan comes from gāyan (‘singer’) and bāyan (‘drummer’).[3][4] The drums used by the bayan are mainly khols and cymbals are used.[5]

The Gayan bayan may differ according to the different Satras and sects.

See also

References
  1. "Gayan Bayan in praise of Sankardev and Madhabdev". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Gayan-Bayan from Uttar Kamalabari Satra". British Library - Sounds. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Music Academy (Madras, India) (1974). The Journal of the Music Academy. Madras: Music Academy. p. 227. New officers like gāyan (singer), bāyan (drummer), sūtradbār (dancer-director), deuri (distributor of prasāda)
  4. Proceedings of the All-India Conference of Linguists. 1971. p. 163. gāyan-bāyan 'singer & drummer'
  5. Projesh Banerji (1983). Indian Ballet Dancing. Abhinav. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-391-02716-9. the singers – gayan, and the players on khols and cymbals – bayan


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