Bhangra
- Created by: Megan Tinker
- Created on: 06-04-16 12:59
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- Bhangra
- Key Instrument:
- Dhol: a double-headed, barrel-shaped drum
- Rhythm:
- Chaal: an eight note repeated pattern. The quavers are swung like in the blues
- Origin:
- Traditional folk music from the Punjab (an area in northern India and Pakistan
- Tune:
- Bhangra tunes are often based around intervals of a minor third and you'll hear lots of repeated notes
- Modern Bhangra:
- It developed in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s
- Dances:
- Jhumar
- Flowing, slow dance. Dancers move around a circle. They sing a quiet chorus to accompany the drum's rhythm
- Giddha
- Only women. Used to tell stories. Dancers control the beat by clapping their hands
- Daankara
- Danced at weddings. Men dance in pairs and beat the rhythm using coloured sticks
- Jhumar
- Key Instrument:
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