Music of the world‘s people

LECTURE FIVE: INDIA, PAKISTAN, TUVA

1. Notes for N.Indian audio samples part one-two:

file:///Users/lixilong/Downloads/Alves%20-%20N.%20Indian%20Music.audio%20notes.PDF

2. Article on Research Models in Ethnomusicology:

file:///Users/lixilong/Downloads/Research%20Models.pdf

I. India (North and South)

Instruments:

sitar (Ravi Shankar)

sarod (Ali Akbar Khan)

shenai (Bismillah Khan)

tabla (mridangam in S. India)

tambura

Musical Cultural Terms:

hindustani (karnatak in south)

tala

solkattu (bols in N. India)

raga (one type being khamaj)

sruti (svaras)

gat

alap

vedas

rasa

gharana

kathak (Natya Shastra)

People:

Ravi Shankar (on sitar, with tabla): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsuFlxxrX8k

(on tala): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joyk_EMtzn0

Ali Akbar Khan (sarod):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJKMnWhL1xE

(with Zakir Hussain, tabla): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s7ISvRnwIE

Bols (rhythmic alphabet) on tabla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVDupDQwkSg

Bismillah Khan (shenai):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHaEkkOhMB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chFMWi-hxEk

(with Ravi Shankar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmvfMJI0ZEY

Hindustani Kathak (Chitresh Das and musicians): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blI9mxS16s8

II. Pakistan

qawwali (sufi)

saragam (svaras, gamaka)

harmonium

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPT80CyKaQ

vocals (with Eddie Veder) on "Dead Man Walking":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prI1HSeBJJw

(solo from film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8WiRyru5KU

“world music” fusion collaboration (with Michael Brook, from Night Song, 1996); saragam vocal improvisation at 3:00:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQTFAxMirQE&list=RDou_KeozfhgQ&index=6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzsauIkawHU

III. Central Asia - Republic of Tuva (in Outer Mongolia)

hoomii (a unique form of “throat-singing” transliterated as xöömei in Tuvan)

Kongar-ol Ongar (on Letterman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVyyhHFKI8E

(with blues man Paul Pena):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiKKRbSckY

website background:

http://www.alashensemble.com/about_tts.htm

Inuit throat-singing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnGM0BlA95I

(from Jeremy Marre's documentary "The Nature of Music"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alRN1fm6Jfk&list=PLcqRfGSvZmkJSFIrIw2u-aSV2IScUBBqG&index=4

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REFERENCES

North India: https://www.britannica.com/art/Hindustani-music

South India: https://www.britannica.com/art/Karnatak-music

Pakistan: https://www.britannica.com/art/qawwali

Tuva (Central Asia - Outer Mongolia):

http://www.alashensemble.com/about_tts.htm