Indian Music

I bet when you think of indian music you can picture an indian lady running around a field or a tree, singing and dancing with her love helplessly running after her. YEP ! thats pretty much indian music for you !

  

 Indian music can range from:

• Folk           
• Tribal/Folk
• Bhajans or Devotional
• Ghazels or Qawwalis
• Bhangra
• Film songs
• Rajasthan
• Indi-pop
• Remix songs
• Fusion/Dance

                                                                               
 Indian music can be viewed as an expression of culture and also religion- it is said to be one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world ! It can be traced back through its orgins in the Vedas which is a sacred acient hindu text- and im telling you now- thats pretty old!

Classical indian music compromises of three art forms- vocal music, instrumental music and dance. In modern times these three aspects have transformed into highly modified artforms. You probably see it today in modern indian films- and even in western music industries such as 'Jai Ho' performed by the Pussycat dolls.

Indian music within its very nature consists of multiple genres- it embraces culture & tradition! It ranges from traditional religious music to entertainment music such as those within films. It can sometimes be characterised as a muscial and/or theatracial performance. You can get an idea of the differenct genres and styles of indian music by having a look at the videos below. Enjoy !

Modern traditional Classic:

Modern Indi-Pop:

Bhangra:

And just for laughs- heres a comedy of Russel Peters talking about indian movies & songs lol! :)  



References:

• http://www.artistspages.org/types_of_indian_music.htm
• http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_India