Chapter 5 - South Asia
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Chapter 5 introduces the music and associated cultural activities from South Asia, including north and south India, as well as Pakistan. The opening site deals in depth with Hindustani Raga, a prominent classical style from the region, introducing readers to fundamental features of form, style, instrumentation, pedagogy, and cultural associations. Carnatic vocal performance complements this examination of classical literature, as well as a brief look at popular film song from India. Qawwali, a type of devotional song related to Sufis, is studied in association with Pakistan.
Flashcards
Practice Quiz
Videos
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- Ustad Ail Akbar Khan
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hobK_8bIDvk
- Sathya Sai Baba Singing “Govinda Krishna Jay” Bhajan
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=-pUzkA22NOs
- Sowmya: On Carnatic Music
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJa63MLFt_U
- Kiranavali: Carnatic Vocal Recital
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUENmfe9YIg
- Sowmya: Carnatic Vocal Recital
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNFkaeL61wY
On Your Own Time Links
Links and Further Resources
- Book:
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Website:
- Official website of Ravi Shankar
- http://www.ravishankar.org/
- Audio:
- The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records, NI 5536/9, 1999.
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-raga-guide-a-survey-74/id220037848
- Website:
- Bhangra
- http://www.bhangra.org/
- Website:
- Chhandayan (Indian Classical Music)
- http://www.tabla.org/
- Website:
- Ali Akbar — College of Music
- http://www.aacm.org/
- Book:
- Lavezzoli, Peter. The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc., 2007.
- Book:
- Nelson, David P. Solkattu Manual: An Introduction to the Rhythmic Language of South Indian Music. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2008.
- Book:
- Ganti, Tejaswini.Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2004. (2nd edition, 2012)
- http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415583886/
- A.R. Rahman
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Asha Bhosle
- Sukhwinder Singh
- Alka Yagnik
- Udit Narayan
- Malkit Singh
- Daler Mehndi
- Book:
- Qureshi, Regula Burckhardt. Sufi Music of India and Pakistan: Sound, Context, and Meaning. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Website:
- Pakistani Music
- http://www.pakistanimusic.com/
- Audio:
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Shahen Shah. Real World Records, 1989.
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shahen-shah/id365314759
- Ahmed Rushdi
- Nazia Hassan
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan