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Folk song genre of Bhojpuri
Phaguwa or Fagua (Bhojpuri: 𑂤𑂏𑂳𑂥𑂰 ) is a folk song genre of Bhojpuri music sung in the month of Phagun. It is sung in a group with traditional instruments like kartal, dholak and manjira. Theme of phaguwa songs are based on devotion and celebrate duos of Shiva-Gauri, Radha-Krishna and Rama-Seeta playing Holi. Phaguwa songs are specially sung on the eve of Holi festival.[1][2]
Apart from Bhojpuri region, it is sung in the parts of west indies and more specifically to the country like Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname and Mauritius and Fiji.[3]
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