Pankhuri kids preparing their performance for the baithak. This is being performed on a tarana composed by pandit Ravi Shankar. Tarana, a vocal form in Hindustani music said to have been developed by Amir Khusrau, probably best represents the vocalist’s urge to move away from song-text and into the realm of instrumental music. The syllables of this Tarana are..Na Dir DaniTum Dir DaniTana dir a dani…


