<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKutoka India, ambapo wimbo ulipigwa na uvutano wa Kiarabu na Kiajemi, wimbo huo ulitofautiana kutoka dhrupad, maana yake mwenye ukali na usio na mapambo, hadi khyal, wimbo wa India wa bel canto, au thumri, mtindo wa nyimbo za upendo zenye uchangamfu na zenye huruma.  <response>: In the north, where song was subject to Arabian and Persian influences, it varies from dhrupad, meaning austere and without embellishment, to the more florid khyal, Indias version of bel canto, or thumri, the style of light-hearted, tender love songs. 