This film looks at the Punjab and its music - from folk music to bhangra. Featuring footage from the Utsavam Exhibition at the Horniman Museum, interviews with its curators and musical experts like DJ Ritu and Sonia Mehta of ADFED.
Original footage in the Punjab by the Horniman Museum, UK interviews and production by FlyPod
Contemporary Indian Dhrupad singing, Latin/Afro/Tango/Milonga/Morna/Rumba/Habanera, electro-sitar, folk cello, Balkan/Indian/Electro/NewAge, Welsh triple harp, Flamenco/Tabla, Celtic/Renaissance/Baroque, Ukrainian folk, Arabic/Jazz, Celtic harp, latin afro tango milonga morna rumba habanera sitar tabla cello folk baroque celtic renaissance ukrainian welsh harp balkan indian arabic world music
Konnakol (also spelled konokol) (Tamil: கொன்னக்கோல்) is the Carnatic music - South Indian classical - performance art of vocal percussion. It is also a comprehensive language of rhythm which allows the composition, performance or communication of rhythms
Project Spirit IsReal is about taking ancient Hebrew prayers and combining them with music & rhythms from all over the world: Indian Varanassi, Middle Eastern Sufis, trance traditions, chants from Brazil... Just a small portion of the musical influences in this project.
Swara, the Sanskrit word for tonal center, forms the fundamental basis for the Indian path of music. Although it is difficult to be precise about the etymological meaning, there are references elucidating 'swara' as a tone which can shine or resonate by itself.
The nomadic Roma are known as musicians wherever they travel. Their music incorporates a multitude of influences: Indian roots, and then Greek, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Czech, Slavic, Romanian, German, French, Spanish and Celtic touches.
You have reached Ragascape, a website designed to discuss the melodic modes (ragas) of Indian music. Over the last millenium these systems of melodic design have been transmitted orally from one generation to the next. Each generation has attempted to maintain the purity of its heritage and, at the same time, infuse it with their own creative spirit.
The middle eastern oboe plays an important role in folk music from China to Morrocco. It's a double reed instrument called mizmar in Egypt, and named zurna in Turkey. In China the Uygur people used the surnai or surnay in their music and in Iran it's known under the name sorna or sornay which means literally "strong flute". The word nay means flute. According to other sources sorna simply means horn. The Nepalese version of the is in a cresent form and looks more like a horn. Another related instrument is the Indian shehnai which contains the same root "nai".
An acoustic roots-based fusion, Nawal's unique sound combines influences from her native islands Comoros and far beyond. Her music is insightful, rebellious and compassionate, and steeped in the light of her Sufi ancestry. Each song its own universe - Aman is an invitation to dance, dream, meditate and soar over the Indian Ocean."
A musical odyssey between Montreal and Mumbai melds the ancient tradition of Indian ragas with contemporary jazz with forays into flamenco, funk and gamelan. Duniya, which means 'world' in several Asian and African languages
Don Cherry was one of the most individual and idiosyncratic voices in contemporary jazz and world music, and also one of the most significant figures of his era. In an age of technically fearsome trumpet players, Cherry preferred to emphasise expression and musical communication over speed and technical prowess, and evolved an utterly distinctive sound and style in the process.
Professional tanpura and shruti, high quality sound, five-band equalizer, advanced metronome, pitch/speed change, high-precision tuning, tone generator, audio-file player, and much more...