Music of Goa refers to the music from the state of Goa, on the west coast of India. It has produced a number of prominent musicians and singers for the world of Indian music and Bollywood film.
Goa has produced many performers of Hindustani classical music, such as the vocalist Kesarbai Kerkar (1892–1977). Lata Mangeshkar, noted for her musical contributions to the Indian film industry, is the daughter of a Goan, Dinanath Ganesh Mangeshkar, as is her sister Asha Bhosle.
Goa has become home of one strand of the Trance music scene.
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