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