What is tarana in Hindustani classical vocal music?

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Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate
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A Tarana composition is usually sung in the same raga in vilambit (slow) and drut (fast) laya in order to create an interesting variation. Usually Taranas are sung in a very fast tempo. Tarana singers are required to have a good practice in tongue-twisting syllables.
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A Tarana composition is usually sung in the same raga in vilambit (slow) and drut (fast) laya in order to create an interesting variation. Usually Taranas are sung in a very fast tempo. Tarana singers are required to have a good practice in tongue-twisting syllables.
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Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE). In modern times,...
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Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE).[further explanation needed] In modern times, the singer Amir Khan helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. Nissar Hussain Khan was a tarana singer. Tarana was also used by Sikh tenth Guru Gobind Singh in his compositions. read less
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Tarana is basically a sufi poetry where farsi words are used but they do have a meaning of their own like nom tom tana derena
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