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Gaana

Legal entity: Times Internet (Gaana)

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Creator EconomySeries D+B2C Subscription· Noida, Uttar Pradesh· Est. 2010Website ↗

Gaana is a genre of Tamil music, which is sung in the Madras Bashai dialect of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is rap-like "collection of rhythms, beats and sensibilities native to the Madras people." It evolved over the past two centuries, with influences ranging from the siddhars of ancient Tamilakam to rural Tamil folk music to Tamil Sufi mystics. Its popularity rose when it was brought to the m

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