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Indian music, of India: see Hindu music Hindu music. The music of India is entirely monodic. To Westerners it is the most accessible of all Asian musical cultures. Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called srutis, not all equal but each roughly equal to one quarter of a whole tone of ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An accompanying audio CD allows the reader to listen to Indian music and read along with the story. Ashok Ranade's article on music, while claiming to make a historical argument about mixing and fusion always having been part of Indian music, in fact cites no historical sources at all, further contributing to a widespread tendency to view music and other performing arts apart from their social, historical and political contexts. Entertainment will include Japanese and Indian dancing, belly dancing, American Indian music and Filipino music. |
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