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5H Fusions – part 2 – Unit 5: World Music

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♫ 5H Fusions – part 2 ♫Unit 5: World Music



Learning objectives


To identify the key elements of traditional bhangra and its fusion with Western pop styles.


Modern bhangra

From the 1950s, many people from the Punjabi region moved to the UK, and continued to play traditional bhangra.

Bhangra then mixed with Western music. It was important for Asian people born in the UK to fuse their cultural heritage with contemporary styles. This music developed in two phases. At first, live bhangra with live bands developed from the 1980s to the 1990s.

♫ Bands like Kalakaar, formed in the late 1990s, mix traditional bhangra with Western sounds,

using instruments and beats from both cultures. Listen to their track

‘Bhangra sade nal pao ji’ and listen for traditional bhangra and

Western sounds. ♫


‘Bhangra sade nal pao ji’


Other influences

Bhangra then moved on to become more heavily produced by DJs.

Asian Dub Foundation mix breakbeat, dub, dancehall and ragga with traditional sounds.

♫ Listen to some tracks by Asian Dub

Foundation and Panjabi MC. Can you spot any

of the mentioned features? ♫ For example,

Panjabi MC mixes bhangra with rap, hip hop and R&B.


Bhangra fusions


Bollywood

Hollywood is the home of the American film industry.Bombay is the former name for Mumbai, the capital of India.The term Bollywood was coined to refer to the large film industry in Mumbai.

Bollywood films are usually musicals, and contain many songs and dances. The success of a film is often based on the music, so the soundtracks are sometimes released before the film.

Bollywood films are made in Hindi and Urdu, but it is now common to also hear English words and phrases.


This scene has to show the view of

traditional India. The actors must speak to each other in Hindi.

Dialogue

This Bollywood film director is making characteristic decisions which highlight the fusion of traditional Indian and British culture.

This is modern Indian life, where Western

business methods are used. The man

speaks English to colleagues.


Music and song

♫ Watch an acting scene followed by a dance from a

Bollywood film. List the features you feel are

traditionally Indian and those that show the influence of

Western society. ♫

Like in Western musicals, the songs can describe the action taking place or express the feelings of a character. The songs are always accompanied by a dance. In more recent years is has become common for the music and dance to be a fusion of Indian and Western styles.

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