Jhumar song

Jhumur or Jhumar or Jhumair is a folk music of Sadanic language spoken by people of Chota Nagpur plateau, primarily in Jharkhand, southwestern region of West Bengal and northern part of Odisha. Also in the Tea State of Assam due to emigration. Jhumar songs are sung in various social events (i.e. primarily in Karam, Tusu, Bandna) by aboriginal communities like Kuṛmi, Oraon, Chik Baraik, Bagal, Bhumij, Rajwar, Munda.

This article is about folk music of Sadanic ethnolinguistic group. For its eponymous dance, see Jhumair.
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