Bhangra music
Bhangra was originally a type of Traditional music from a particular country. dance music from Punjab in India. Workers in the fields would sing songs to the rhythm of the Indian drum. Double headed barrel drum played with sticks. drum. These songs were used to celebrate annual events, such as the harvest, and many of the song movements refer to field workers collecting the crops.
Over the last 50 years, Bhangra music has been interweaved with instruments and Method of creating a specific musical sound using recording and studio technology. from the UK such as A device for generating a unique sound or imitating an acoustic instrument. and The selection of subjects included in a study.. This Musical fusion is when two different styles are brought together to create a new type of music. has become what is now classified as modern Bhangra today. Many cities have many Bhangra artists and there are dedicated Bhangra clubs.
Bhangra music
Modern Bhangra music is a fusion of cultures, mainly Indian and British. Indian instruments such as the dhol drum and tumbi are used. The dhol drum is a double headed barrel drum which plays the traditional Type of rhythm found in Bhangra music. rhythm displayed in the figure.
As in many world music traditions, rhythmic patterns are learnt vocally before being played on instruments. This is particularly the case in learning to play drum patterns in Indian and African music. The The voice as a musical instrument. patterns are firstly sung, and then copied on the drum. The words represent the different tones that a drum can make.
The tumbi has a single string which plays A recurring pattern, often on guitar. in Bhangra music.
The characteristics of melodies in Bhangra music are that they move largely by step, with lots of notes being sung to one syllable. This is called a Several notes sung to one syllable.. The melodies usually use Interval which is smaller than a semi-tone. intervals, which are notes between the semitones in traditional Western harmony.