Cool Stuff 4: Arabic and Indian Music
Hello everyone. Welcome to my blog. Today, I am going to be discussing some interesting facts I have found about Arabic/Indian music. I hope you all enjoy.
Tabla
We have discussed this instrument in class, but I wanted to go a little more in depth. The tabla has been around since the 18th century. It was first used in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The tabla usually tuned to the ground note of the raga. There is two different drums to be played. The right side being called the Bahina, and the left being called the Bayan. In the beginning the table was only associated with courtesan dance traditions, but now they are used for many different musical genres.
Dance
Dancing in Indian has been a big traditions. They believe the gods invented dancing. Dancing incorporates melody, drama, form, and line. The hand gestures/movements are a primary importance. There are almost over a hundred different movements. The movements are called Mudras. There are four main aspects to dancing in India:
1) Technique of movement
2) Vocal and instrument sounds
3) Involuntary Action
4) Make-up , Costumes
Clothing
In India, there are 28 different states and every one of them have their own clothing traditions. I will discuss a few different types of traditions.
1) Andhra Pradesh - Men usually wear Kurta and Dhoti. Muslim men wear pajamas with Kurta. Woman are known to wear saree.
2) Assam- Traditional dress for men are called dhoti-kurta. Women clothing are called Mekhela- chador. These dresses are made from muga silk.
https://www.ritiriwaz.com/traditional-dresses-of-indian-states/
http://factsanddetails.com/india/Arts_Culture_Media_Sports/sub7_5e/entry-4254.html
https://www.britannica.com/art/tabla
Hey Mackenzie! I found your section about the dancing pretty interesting. I always admired Indian intricate hand gestures and how smooth and graceful they were I never knew that they actually had a name for this. I also enjoyed learning about Indian clothing, which is so dang beautiful man and how the dudes wear Pajamas, quite fascinating. Thank you so much Mackenzie for teaching me! Great Blog!
ReplyDeleteHello, I really enjoyed reading your blog. One of the things that I found quite intriguing was their clothing. We have learned a lot about different regions of the world, and every region has very different clothing but it is always colorful. Overall, it was interesting to learn about India.
ReplyDeleteHello! I enjoyed your blog so much! I thought it was interesting how you said that they believed that the gods invented dancing. I also thought it was interesting how they are most concerned with the hand gestures and movements of the dances, I also love that they get to make their own costumes as well.
ReplyDeleteYour blog was really interesting! I enjoyed looking into the Indian dances and I liked how you went into the fashion. From what I've seen, sarees are beautiful and very decorative clothing. It's so weird to think about how India is a union of states just like the US, each one with their own culture, food and fashion.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed going through your blog, and going more into depth about the tabla drums. I also did clothing within Islamic and Arabic culture, and I liked that you talked about the clothing that men wear, whether it is traditional or nontraditional. I read about all the silks, and threads that they use, and found that it was very interesting and cool.
ReplyDeleteHey, I loved your blog. I enjoyed reading the section about clothing and how each state has their own clothing traditions. Their clothing is so pretty and colorful! I thought it was super cool how guys wear pajamas with Kurta. I also thought their hand movements of the dances were super neat!
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