Exam 2 Ch. 8 Flashcards
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Who is Ravi Shankar
Made the sitar famous, known from playing with the beatles
Tabla
indian instrument
2 metal drums, 1 big 1 small
sitar
indian instrument
dhol
indian instrument
drum that you carry
tumbi
indian instrument
guitar like
algoza
indian instrument
flute
Two types of songs in Bollywood film industry
sentimental
dance
Where is the center for bollywood
mumbai
What is the nature of bollywood films and their plots
engaging/dramatic
3-4 hours
escapist, shows espression when the people of india arent allowed to
What is a playback singer
a singer that sings for a movie, the actress on the screen lip synchs
Who is A.R Rahman
filmi composer
makes the long films with dancing
modeled after hollywood so there is a western influence
permier composers of Filmi
How did bhangra dance develop and origins
developed from folk dance and originated in punjabi
What are traditional bhangra instruments
dohl, tumbi
What are the hiphop connections from Bhangra dance
danced at weddings, parties and bars
What is the history of the music in Iran
Iran was formally Pershia
Googoosh
Iran pop singer who was forced to stop for 20 years bc iran got a new government and women werent allowed to play pop music in front of men. Then she moved to canada with her husband and she performed again
What are the traditional arabic instruments
oud, kanum, zarb and daf
oud
arabic instrument
guitar
kanum
arabic instrument
board with pegs
zarb
arabic instrument
drum
daf
arabic instrument
tambirene
What does Algerian rai mean
in my opinion
What is the historical beginning of algerian rai
women rebelling against the gov and continuing to perform
bedouin poetical songs
the basis of rai but then they expanded