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alap

British  
/ əˈlɑːp /

noun

  1. Indian vocal music without words

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Dutt’s exquisitely songlike phrasing in the introductory alap from Ram Narayan’s “Raga Mishra Bhairavi,” played as an encore, ended the evening and the engagement with a welcome note of tranquillity.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2010

When they played the gansa, Iwaginan took the alap and kinamayan31 and he gave them to Aponībolinayen and Agyokan.

From Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore by Fay-Cooper Cole

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