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Music of India: Topics
Bhajan Filmi
Folk Hip Hop
Ghazal Pop
Qawwali Rock
Timeline and Samples
Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani)
Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards
Charts
Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
Media Sruti, The Music Magazine
National anthem "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram"
Music of the states
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Goa – Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kashmir – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – Orissa – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttaranchal – West Bengal

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Carnatic music (also spelled Karnatak music or Karnatik music, and originally called Karṇāṭaka sangīta or Karṇāṭaka sangītam in India Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality The Sangeet Natak Akademi International Festival takes place in India. The Tyagaraja Aradhana festival is held in January when most of the leading exponents of Carnatic music come to perform and are watched by thousands of ardent fans of Indian Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana is a Music festival of Indian classical music. Sruti is an English language magazine on the Performing Arts, Indian music and dance published from Chennai, India. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Jana Gana Mana (জন গণ মন Jôno Gôno Mono) is the National anthem of India. Bande Mataram redirects here for other uses of the term see Bande Mataram (disambiguation. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are part of India. Folk traditions of the area include that of the Moken sea-farers and various kinds of ritual tribal dance Andhra Pradesh is a state of South India. Telugu language is considered the heart and soul of Carnatic music. Arunachal Pradesh is a State of India. It is known for dance music which comes in many different styles The music of Assam, a state in the northeastern part of India, can be divided into various categories of folk music Bihar is a state of India. The classical form of the Indian music is already quite well known (for example Bihar has produced musicians like Bharat Ratna Chhattisgarh is a state of India with strong tribal traditions of music and dance Music of Goa refers to the music from the tiny state of Goa on the west coast of India a former Portuguese colony and a centre that has produced a number of prominent musicians and singers Gujarat is a part of India, known for lively traditions of both folk and classical music. The Indian state of Haryana has produced a number of kinds of Folk music, and has also produced many important innovations in Indian classical music. Himachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the northwest corner of the country Traditionally the music composed by ethnic Kashmiris has a wide range of musical influences in composition Jharkhand 's music tradition consists of various tribal forms and is known for its diversity Karnataka is a State of India with a long tradition of innovation in the fields of both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. Traditionally the music composed by ethnic Kashmiris has a wide range of musical influences in composition Kerala is a region of India, musically known for Sopanam. Sopanam is religious in nature and developed through singing invocatory songs at the Kalam of Madhya Pradesh is a state of India. Music from the area includes rural folk and tribal music ceremonial and ritual music and Indian classical music. Maharashtra is a state of India. The region's folk heritage includes bharuds gondhals lavni]]s Shahiris and povadas Manipur is a region of India. Some varieties of Folk music from the area include the rural love songs Khullong ishei, the Rhythmic Lai Haraoba Meghalaya is a state of India with a rich folk tradition Drums Bamboo Flutes and buffalo horn Singas Mizoram is a region in India. Its Folk music is based around the Drum and Gong, though there is also a long history of Flute -playing Nagaland is a state of India. The area's Folk music is dominated by String instruments like the Petu among the Chakhesangs and Orissa is a state of India, one of the musical centres of the South Asia Official Website Punjab is a region in the world which has a diverse style of Music. Music of Rajasthan originates from Rajasthan, one of the states of India and home to several important centers of Indian musical development including Sikkim is a state of India. It is a center for western-style music in India and has been since the rise of bands like Orchids and Naren Rasaily 's Music of Tamil Nadu has a long tradition and history going back several hundred years Tripura is a state of India that has produced a wide variety of Folk music. Uttar Pradesh is a state of India. The region's folk heritage includes songs called Rasiya (known especially in Braj) which celebrate the divine love Uttarakhand, the 27th state of India, is often referred as the Land of Gods. West Bengal is a state of India. It is part of the region of Bengal (along with Bangladesh) which has a rich tradition of Bengali music.

Filmi music (Hindi: फ़िल्मी मोसीक़ी, Urdu: فلمی موسیقی filmi mosiqi) is Indian popular music as written and performed for Indian cinema. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 Music directors make up the main body of composers; the songs are performed by playback singers. Most Indian films are musicals and their Music directors are among the best known musicians in India

Filmi music tends to have appeal across India and overseas due to the constant inflow of music and the talent of the singers. Playback singers are usually more noted for their ability to sing rather than their charisma as a performer. Though these singers (such as Sonu Niigam and Asha Bhosle, among others) may release solo albums, their performances in film soundtracks tend to be more noticed due to the widespread appeal of movies. Sonu Nigam or Sonu Niigaam (सोनु निगम born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an Asha Bhosle (आशा भोंसले (born September 8, 1933) آشا بھونسلے is an Indian singer

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Origins

Filmi is often said to have begun in 1931, with the release of Ardeshir M. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irani's Alam Ara and its popular soundtrack. Alam Ara ( The Light of the World; 1931) directed by Ardeshir Irani, was the first Indian Sound film. In the earliest years of Indian cinema, filmi was generally Indian (classical and folk) in inspiration, with some Western elements. Over the years, the Western elements have increased significantly. However, film soundtracks continue to be very diverse in their genres, sometimes fusing genres or reverting to entirely classical music. Examples of this can be found throughout filmi music history.

Music directors

R. C. Boral, Pankaj Mullick, Anil Biswas and Naushad were noteworthy music directors of the 1940s, with scores reminiscent of the elegance of Northern India's Moghul and Rajput courts. Pankaj Kumar Mullick ( Bangla: পঙ্কজ কুমার মল্লিক Pôngkoj Kumar Mollik) ( 10 May 1905 - 19 February Naushad Ali ( Nastaliq: نوشاد علی Devanagari: नौशाद अली ( December 25 1919 &ndash May 5 2006 The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most Rajput constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India The 1950s and 1960s, considered the 'golden age' of the Hindi film music, included music composers like Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad, S. Naushad Ali ( Nastaliq: نوشاد علی Devanagari: नौशाद अली ( December 25 1919 &ndash May 5 2006 D. Burman, O. P. Nayyar, Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra, Roshan , Vasant Desai, Kalyanji Anandji,Khaiyam and Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Laxmikant-Pyarelal (also known as LP or Laxmi-Pyare) were a popular Bollywood composer duo consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar ( Laxmikant-Pyarelal are the only music directors who were active for more than 36 years. Laxmikant-Pyarelal (also known as LP or Laxmi-Pyare) were a popular Bollywood composer duo consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar ( As Indian cinema segued into the go-go years of the 1960s and 1970s, pop artists like R.D. Burman and duos like Nadeem-Shravan and Jatin-Lalit gave filmi a stronger western flavor. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Rahul Dev Burman (राहुल देव बर्मन ( June 27, 1939 &ndash January 4, 1994) commonly known as R For the Pakistani Film hero see Nadeem Nadeem-Shravan are Indian music composers duo who were among the most prolific Bollywood composers in Jatin-Lalit are a Bollywood film composer duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his younger brother Lalit Composers Ilaiyaraaja and Raveendran rose to fame during the 1980s and 1990s, known especially in southern India. ( Tamil: இளையராஜா ɪləjəɹɑːdʒɑː (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian Film composer, singer M Raveendran (also known as "Raveendran master" was a popular Malayalam and South Indian Music composer. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Major musical forces in the 1990s and 2000s have included A. R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Vishal-Shekhar. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is a musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo ( Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani) for Bollywood films

Playback singer

Full article: Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose song is pre-recorded for use in films. A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies The singer records the song and the actors or actresses lip sync the song for the cameras. This is a form of singing that is most highly developed in the Indian sub-continent. The songs of a film and the quality of the music — its music director (composer), lyricist and singer have often determined the success of a film. Film soundtracks are sometimes released before the release of the film itself, resulting in a disparity between the soundtrack and the songs appearing in the film.

Some well-known playback singers include:

Lyricists

Full article: Bollywood songs

In the 1950s and 60s, lyricists like Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Sahir Ludhianvi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Frede, Rajinder Krishan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Bharat Vyas, Shakeel Badayuni, Qamar Jalalabadi, Jan Nissar Akhtar and S.H. Bihari wrote lyrics of many classic filmi songs. Mohammed Rafi (Hindi मोहम्मद रफ़ी Urdu محمد رفیع December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was a popular Indian Mukesh ( Hindi: मुकेश) ( 22 July 1923 &ndash 27 August 1976) was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood Kishore Kumar ( Hindi: किशोर कुमार ( August 4, 1929 &ndash October 13, 1987) was an Indian film Prabodh Chandra Dey (born May 1, 1920) better known by his nickname Manna Dey (মান্না দে Manna De is one of the greatest playback singers Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, Malayalam കാട്ടശ്ശേരി ജോസഫ് യേശുദാസ്, (born January 10, 1940) is an Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, ( Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారధ్య్యుల బాల సుబ్రమణ్యం Kannada Udit Narayan Jha (उदित नारायण झा popularly known as Udit Narayan is a Playback singer in commercial Hindi - Tamil - Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya (কেদারনাথ ভট্টাচার্য born September 23, 1957 in Kolkata) is a M G Sreekumar is a two time National Award winning Indian playback singer and music director who works mainly for Malayalam Films. Sonu Nigam or Sonu Niigaam (सोनु निगम born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an Chinmayi/Chinmayee/Chiinmayyi K Sripadaa is a award winning Indian Playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. Abhilasha is a Tollywood film that released on March 11, 1983 and was produced by Creative Commercials. Bollywood songs (often termed filmi songs) are heard far beyond the borders of India. Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra ( August 30, 1923 - December 14, 1966) popularly known as Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hasrat Jaipuri ( April 15, 1922 - September 17, 1999) was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi ( March 8, 1921 – October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter Shamshul Huda Bihari (S H Bihari was a Songwriter and Poet whose work was widely recorded and used in Bollywood movies during the latter half of the 20th century Lyrics tended towards the literary and drew heavily on contemporary Urdu and Hindi poetry. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is

Instrumentalists

Instruments played as background to the vocals include:

Instrumentalists in filmi music tend to be publicized less than the playback singers, lyricists and music directors. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The bansuri (बांसुरी is a transverse alto Flute of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, made of a single length of bamboo A daf ( Persian and Arabic: دف) is a large-sized Frame drum used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran The Dholak ( Devnagari: ढोलक sometimes dholaki or in Suriname & Holland dhool) is a classical North Indian Pakistani A harmonium is a free-standing musical keyboard instrument similar to a Reed Organ or Pipe Organ This article is about khol the Indian musical instrument For the Austrian politician see Andreas Khol. The manjira is a traditional Percussion instrument in India. The manjira in its simplest form is a pair of small hand Cymbals It is used in various religious The rebab ( Arabic الرباب or رباب; also rebap, rabab, rebeb, The Santur is a Persian hammered dulcimer similar to the Indian santoor. The Sarangi ( Hindi The sarod is a stringed musical instrument used mainly in Indian classical music. For the movie refer to Shehnai (film The Shehnai is an Aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck and as a result is widely used in North The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. The tambura ( Hindi: तानपूरा is a type of Stringed instrument found in different versions in different places around the world most are plucked The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member

Popularity ratings

Binaca Geetmala was a very popular radio show presented by Ameen Sayani giving popularity ratings of Hindi film songs from Bollywood on a weekly basis, listened to by millions of Hindi music lovers (akin to Billboard Hot 100 list of songs). Binaca Geetmala was a hugely popular weekly Radio countdown show of top Filmi songs from Indian cinema listened to by millions of Hindi music Ameen Sayani was one of the most famous popular announcers from India. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India It ran in various incarnations from 1952 to 1993. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Annual lists of the most popular songs were played at year end. The list was compiled on the basis sales of records in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country [1] It was the most popular radio program before Satellite television took over in India sometime in 1990s. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Currently, Hindi filmi songs are sold on tape & CD compilations, played as promos and in programs on various cable & satellite television channels and radio stations, with different popularity ratings claiming different songs as being on the top.

Accusations of plagiarism

Because popular music directors score a great many films over the course of a year, accusations of plagiarizing abound. For example, one production number in Dil (1990) is based on Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes, sung with Hindi lyrics. Dil redirects here For the Rugrats and All Grown Up! character see Dil Pickles. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm " Blue Suede Shoes " is a Rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Of late the Indian film industry has been gaining visibility outside India, and the legal risks of plagiarism have been gaining importance. Some producers have actually paid for the musical rights to popular Western songs, as in Kal Ho Naa Ho's song, Pretty Woman. Kal Ho Naa Ho ( Devanagari कल हो ना हो Nastaliq: کل ہو نہ ہو English: Tomorrow May or May Not Be is a 2003

Wider success for filmi

Filmi is also making converts and exerting influence beyond the usual Desi audiences. Desi (or Deshi; ˈd̪eːsi or, Hindi: देसी Urdu: دیسی Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ دیسی is a word originally from Sanskrit Western music stores carry Bollywood compilations. Baz Luhrmann showcases the song "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate in his 2002 movie Moulin Rouge!. Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on 17 September 1962 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated Australian Film director, Screenwriter China Gate is a 1998 Hindi Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film A. R. Rahman, one of the most popular current music directors, now has a musical, Bombay Dreams, playing in London and New York. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Bombay Dreams is a Bollywood -themed musical The music for Bombay Dreams was created by A

See also

References

  1. ^ Reliving the Geetmala lore. Most Indian films are musicals and their Music directors are among the best known musicians in India A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Bollywood songs (often termed filmi songs) are heard far beyond the borders of India. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 Filmi qawwali (فلمی قوٌالی फ़िल्मी क़व्वाली is a form of Qawwali music found in the Bollywood film industry S. K. Screen, Friday, September 22, 2000, transcript available online at [1], accessed online on 29 July 2006

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