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| Genres | Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) | ||||||||
| Awards | Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards | ||||||||
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| Festivals | Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana | ||||||||
| Media | Sruti, The Music Magazine | ||||||||
| National anthem | "Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram" | ||||||||
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Indian pop music, often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop or Indipop, is based on an amalgamation of Indian folk and classical music, and modern beats from different parts of the world. The music of India' includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. A Bhajan is a type of Hindu Devotional Song, often simple lyrical and expressing love for the Divine. Filmi (or Filmy used as an adjective is a colloquial term which refers to anything relating to the Bollywood film industry Indian folk music is diverse because of India's vast cultural diversity Indian hip hop is mainly performed in the Hindi language and Punjabi language. In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a Qawwali ( Urdu / Persian: قوٌالی; Punjabi / Multani: ਖ਼ਵ੍ਵਾਲੀ قوٌالی Brajbhasha / Hindi Indian Rock is a tall peak on the Columbia Plateau in Washington, USA. The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of Scriptures part of the Hindu tradition the Vedas. 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. Indian pop first appeared on the scene in the late 1970s, after Pakistani singer, Nazia Hassan, presented her "Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi" song in the film , Qurbani (1980), with music by Biddu. Nazia Hassan ( Urdu: نازیہ حسن) ( April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000) was an iconic Pakistani Pop singer Qurbani ( Hindi: क़ुरबानी Urdu: قربانی) is a 1980 Indian Hindi movie This article details the Indian-British music producer for the Palestinian village in the West Bank see Biddu Jerusalem.
Much of Indian Pop music comes from the Indian Film Industry, and until the 1990s, few singers like Usha Uthup, Sharon Prabhakar, and Peenaz Masani outside it were popular. 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 Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop singer She was well known for popular hits in the late 1960s1970s and 1980s Sharon Prabhakar is an Indian pop singer Theatre personality and Public speaker. Penaz Masani an Indian Ghazal singer who started singing in 1981 and has made over 20 albums in following years In her career she has won a number of awards Since then, pop singers in the latter group have included Baba Sehgal, Alisha Chinai, Shantanu Mukherjee aka Shaan, Sagarika, Colonial Cousins (Hariharan, Leslie Lewis), Lucky Ali, and Sonu Nigam, and music composers like Jawahar Wattal, who made top selling albums with, Daler Mehndi, Shubha Mudgal, Baba Sehgal, Swetha Shetty and Hans Raj Hans [1]
Besides those listed above, popular Indi-Pop singers include Daler Mehndi, Raghav Sachar Rageshwari, Devika Chawla, Bombay Vikings, Asha Bhosle, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bombay Rockers, Anu Malik, Jazzy B, Malkit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Raghav, Jay Sean, Juggy D, Rishi Rich, Sheila Chandra, Bally Sagoo, Punjabi MC, Bhangra Knights, Mehnaz, and Sanober. Alisha Chinai is a singer of Pop music in India Biography Born in 1972 to a Gujarati family Sujata changed her name to that of her cousin's daughter Alisha Shaan (born Shantanu Mukherjee (শান্তনু মুখার্জি on September 30, 1972) is an Indian Singer Sagarika daCosta (maiden name Sagarika Mukherjee is an Indian singer and restaurateur Hariharan ( Tamil;ஹரிஹரன் born 3 April, 1955 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is an Indian Playback Leslie Lewis is an Indian composer perhaps best known for his work as part Colonial Cousins, a duo composed of Lewis and Hariharan. Lucky Ali (लकी अली born September 19, 1958) born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali (मक़सूद महमूद अली is an Indian Sonu Nigam or Sonu Niigaam (सोनु निगम born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an JAWAHAR WATTAL Biography One of India’s top cultural entrepreneurs director and producer Jawahar Wattal is best known for being a pioneer in the Indian non-filmi Daler Mehndi (ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ dalēr mahindī) born August 18, 1967, is a Bhangra / pop Singer from Shubha Mudgal is a well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music, Khayal Thumri Dadra and popular Indian Pop music Hans Raj Hans is a Punjabi singer born in a village called Shafipur near Jalandhar. Daler Mehndi (ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ dalēr mahindī) born August 18, 1967, is a Bhangra / pop Singer from Raghav Sachar is an Indian Singer born to father RK Sachar and mother Usha Sachar in 1981 Raageshwari is an Indian pop singer actress model and former MTV VJ. Devika is an Indian pop singer Devika started vocal music training in New Delhi, India when she was eight years old Asha Bhosle (आशा भोंसले (born September 8, 1933) آشا بھونسلے is an Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan ( Hindi: सुनिधि चौहान is an Indian Playback singer, best known for her Bollywood songs Bombay Rockers are a Danish Indian fusion band comprising of Thomas Sardorf and Navtej Singh Rehal. Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (अनु मलिक or Annu Malek is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry Jaswinder Singh Bains aka Jazzy B was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab. Malkit Singh MBE is a Punjabi Bhangra singer Most famous for the songs "Gur Nalo Ishq Mita" "Tootak Tootak Tootiyan" "Kurri Hans Raj Hans is a Punjabi singer born in a village called Shafipur near Jalandhar. Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981) is an Indian-Canadian singer Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981) is a British Asian Pop Singer-songwriter, best known for his Juggy D (born Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal on November 19) is a British Bhangra singer from Southall in London, Rishi Rich (born Rishpal Singh Rekhi) is a British Asian music producer based in London, UK. Sheila Chandra (b March 14, 1965) is an English pop singer of Indian descent Bally Sagoo (born Baljit Singh Sagoo is a British Asian Musician and DJ who was born in Ranjit Nagar Delhi, India but Panjabi MC (real name Rajinder Singh Rai) is a British Indian Musician. Mehnaz, is an outstanding and very well recognized female Singer of Pakistan.
Recently, Indian pop has taken an interesting turn with the "remixing" of songs from past Indian movie songs, new beats being added to them. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version
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Indian-Pop has has made its way in American pop music with singers like Rishi Rich (working with Britney Spears), Jay-Z (working with Panjabi MC), Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Truth Hurts. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rishi Rich (born Rishpal Singh Rekhi) is a British Asian music producer based in London, UK. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Panjabi MC (real name Rajinder Singh Rai) is a British Indian Musician. Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Shari Watson (born October 10, 1971 in St Louis Missouri) known as Truth Hurts, is an American R&B Singer (A suit for copyright infringement of a Lata Mangeshkar song has been filed against Truth Hurts' song, "Addictive"). Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर born September 28, 1929) لتا منگیشکر is a singer from India. "Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth Hurts for Dr Indian-Pop entered American movies with the movie, Moulin Rouge!. This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film Its main number, "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (Hindi)", featured Alka Yagnik's song "Chamma Chamma" from the Indian movie, "China-Gate". Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Alka Yagnik (अल्का यागनिक (born March 20 1966 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India) is an Indian singer
Popular rock musicians of Indian descent in the US include Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and Tony Kanal of No Doubt. Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960 in Seattle Washington) is best known as the guitarist for Seattle -based Grunge band Soundgarden Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Grammy-winning jazz singer, Norah Jones, is the daughter of sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar of international fame, (US-born Sue Jones being her mother). Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April
Indi-Pop has has made its way in the UK pop through songs and remixes by the likes of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Erasure, Bananarama, and Samantha Fox. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the This article is about the English model and singer for the American pornographic actress see Samantha Fox (porn star. Pop singers of Indian descent in the UK include Talvin Singh and Freddie Mercury of British band Queen, (who was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and started his first band in an Indian boarding school in Panchgani). Talvin Singh (born in 1970 in London) is a Producer/Composer and Tabla player known for creating an innovative fusion of classical Indian music and drum n bass Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pānchgani ( Devanāgari: पांचगणी is a town with a Municipal council in Sātārā Indo-British band, Cornershop, also fuses Indian and Western music. Cornershop are a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton -born Tjinder Singh (singer songwriter and Dholaki
In Canada, Indo-Canadian musicians include Dave 'Brownsound' Baksh (a former Sum 41 guitarist now forming his own band, Brown Brigade); percussionist Safwan Javed (of the pop-rock trio, Wide Mouth Mason); bassist, vocalist, and producer Chin Injeti (formerly of the trio, Bass is Base); Ian D'Sa (of Billy Talent); and Ashwin Sood (drummer ( husband of Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan)). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page David Nizaam "Brownsound" Baksh (born 26 July, 1980 in Toronto Ontario, Canada) background Guyanese is the Lead Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Brown Brigade is a Reggae -influenced Heavy metal band created by former Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, after leaving Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues -based pop / rock band consisting of Shaun Verreault (vocals guitar Safwan Javed Chin Injeti is a Canadian Rhythm and blues singer and record producer Bass is Base was a Canadian R&B group in the 1990s The band consisted of Chin Injeti on bass, Ivana Santilli on keyboards and Ian Michael D'Sa (born October 30, 1975 in the United Kingdom) is the guitarist for the Canadian band Billy Talent. Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Ashwin Sood (born September 25, 1967 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Canadian musician Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and
In the Scandinavian pop music scene, musicians of Indian descent include Yusaf Parvez of the Norwegian black metal bands, Dimmu Borgir/DHG/Ved Buens Ende/Code. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Dødheimsgard (now known as DHG) was originally a Norwegian Black metal band formed in 1994 but 1999's 666 International saw Ved Buens Ende was a Norwegian Avant-garde metal band Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental Jazz influenced sections and aggressive Black In Communications a code is a rule for converting a piece of Information (for example a letter, Word, Phrase, or Newest entrant is PUNKH an indo-german hiphop act that has stormed the indian scene with the song "Punjabi na aawe" The lead singer Deepak Nair is also the front man of the indo-german rock band GURU
References
- ^ Music man with a golden touch The Hindu, December 9, 2002. The Hindu is a single-edition English-language Indian newspaper Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ". . Daler Mehndi's "Dardi Rab Rab" and "Ho Jayegi Balle Balle", Shubha Mudgal's "Ali More Angana", Shweta Shetty's "Deewane To Deewane Hain", Hans Raj Hans' "Jhangar", Bhupi Chawla's "Jogiya Khalli Balli", Ila Arun's "Haule Haule", Malkit Singh's "Paaro", Ali Haider's "Mahi O Mahi" and Sujat Khan's "Lajo Lajo".
External links
- Indian Pop’s Panoply of Styles. Business Week online. Retrieved 4 April, 2007
- Indiaudio.com a new name in Indian pop music
See also
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