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What type of dance did bhangra develop from?
Folk dance of the Punjab region of north India.
What langauge is bhangra normally sung?
Punjabi.
What two instruments is bhangra normally centered around?
Sitar - a plucked stringed instrument and a tabla - a pair of hand drums.
What does a sitar player normally play in bhangra?
An improvised melody based around notes of a raga.
What does the tabla player normally play in bhangra?
A tal rhythm.
What is a tanpura?
Another stringed instrument that plays a drone (long held note).
What other type of drum is normally used in bhangra music?
Dhol - large two headed drum
What styles of music does bhangra fuse together?
Classical Indian music with that of British Pop.
What type of instruments are used to perform bhangra?
voice, electric guitar, bass guitar, electronic keyboard and synthesisers.
What type of rhythms are used in bhangra?
Chaal rhythms.
When and why did bhangra evolve?
Around the 1970's when immigrants from the Punjab wanted to combine their music with what they heard in Britain.
Where would bhangra be performed?
Asian clubs or at Asian celebrstions such as weddings/festivals.
What is a raga?
The scale and melodic pattern which forms the basis of bhangra music.
What is spiritually important about a raga?
Only certain raga's can be performed at specific times throughout the day.
What is a tal?
A cyclic rhythmic pattern around which the tabla player improvises.
What is a tanpura?
An exotic Indian stringed instrument that plays a drone.
What is a dhol?
Double headed barrel drum.
What other type of drum can be heard in bhangra?
Drum machine.
Describe the vocals normally heard in bhangra.
The use of 'hoi', 'screaming', 'shouting' and the use of pitch bend.
Name another style that infleunced bhangra.
Reggae.