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Music of India. Genres. Traditional. Classical. Carnatic. Odissi. Hindustani. Folk. Borgeet. Baul. Bhajan. Kirtana. Shyama Sangeet. Ramprasadi. Rabindra Sangeet. Nazrul Geeti. Dwijendrageeti. Atulprasadi. Prabhat Samgiita. Thumri. Dadra. Chaiti.
Feb 1, 2017 · Traditional Music Channel. 535K subscribers. Subscribed. 27K. 3.2M views 7 years ago. Hindustani music style is mainly found in North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It exists in four major...
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Learn about the rich and diverse musical traditions of India, from classical to folk, from Hindustani to Carnatic, from filmi to fusion. Explore the history, evolution, instruments, and exponents of Indian music.
Classical Indian music is one genre of South Asian music; others include film music, various varieties of pop, regional folk, religious and devotional music. [1] In Indian classical music, the raga and the tala are two foundational elements.
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- Sitar. The Sitar is probably the most famous traditional Indian stringed instrument in the West. This is thanks to famous sitar players like Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar as well as bands like The Doors, the Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, who all used it in some of their music in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Tabla. The Tabla is the most popular musical instrument in North India and consists of a pair of wooden hand drums with goatskin heads stretched taut.
- Tanpura (Tambura) The Tanpura, or Tambura, is a four-stringed instrument with a long neck that is plucked to create a classic droning sound in Hindustani and Carnatic music systems.
- Mridangam. The Mridangam is a double-sided drum that provides the rhythm in Carnatic music and is also played in drum ensembles. The drumheads are made of goatskin and are tightened with leather thongs on the sides of the instrument.
Learn about the diversity and richness of folk music in India, which reflects the culture, history and traditions of different regions. Explore the origins, styles and instruments of folk songs like Bihugeet, Uttarakhandi, Lavani, Pandavani and Rabindra Sangeet.
Hindustani music, one of the two principal types of South Asian classical music, found mainly in the northern three-fourths of the subcontinent, where Indo-Aryan languages are spoken. (The other principal type, Karnatak music, is found in the Dravidian-speaking region of southern India.)
