bhangra

• what is bhangra ?

  fast paced folk music from Punjab
• what are some key instruments of bhangra ?

  Dhol, Dholak
• what is the most popular rhythm for traditional and modern bhangra ?

  chaal ( an eight note repeated pattern )
• when was modern bhangra developed in the UK ?

  1970's-1980's
• what some other traditional India instruments used in bhangra ?

  sitar, tabla , tumbi...
• what is a sitar ?


  a large long necked string instrument
• what is a tabla ?

  a pair of drums (lower sounding drum is called a baya)
• what is the usual texture of bhangra music?

  homophonic