Music

• Samagana- developed singing into strong and diverse tradition over several centuries
• Sama- sacred text, sung in samagana and not chanted
• Rig Veda - counted as first hinduism  known as vedda
• Cartanic-unified where school are based on the same ragas, same solo instrument (Veena, flute and violin) and the same rhythm instrument (mridangam and ghatam
• Hindustani - nasal singing is observed in their music
• Ghan- non membranous instrument and the oldest instrument
• Avanaddh- comprises the drum
• Soshir- known as blown air
• Tat- vina during old civilization
• Vitat- bowed stringed instrument
• Tala- clap
• Theka- drum syllables or bol
• Tabla- most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Hindustan
• Mridanggam- most common instrument for keeping rhythm of cartanic
• Ghazal- expressions of love, separation and loneliness
• Qawall-devotional music of chisthi order
• Hamd- christian religious music
• Humnawa- played by 8 to 9 men
• Dhupad- oldest vocal music
• Khayal- popular gebre
• Punjabi- strengthens the importance of musical instruments
• Bhangra - one of the most recognized form of Punjab
• Devotional - featured during sunbath and other holidays
• Secular - instrument and vocal are used and played during passage events
• Hora- dance has strong beats