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interlocking patterns that give the gamelan music much of tits flavor
Bali

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kotekan

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little end-blown flute, which ornaments the melody (not so important to the Gamelan)
Bali

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suling

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alap

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introductory improvisation sections played on a melodic instrument. India

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Cui Jian

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was in main land China. One of the first Chinese rock artists. China pop

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performer of qawali. Qawal is a style of Muslim devotional music now associated with Sufis in Pakistan
Pakistan

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qawwal

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raga

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the structural organization of pitch. India

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kotekan

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interlocking patterns that give the gamelan music much of tits flavor
Bali

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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group

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two musician brother, both lead singers

Pakistan

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sitar player. India

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Ravi Shankar

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double-ended barrel drum that leads the ensemble

Bali

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kendang

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gat

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main body of a piece. India

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Popular Cantopop star of the 1980’s

One of the “Four Heavenly Kings,” China Pop

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Jacky Cheung

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introductory improvisation sections played on a melodic instrument. India

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alap

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dizi

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transverse flute with membrane, giving it a buzzing, nasal tone. China

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originated in the 1970‘s; soft rock and mellow Cantonese singing. China pop

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Cantopop

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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The king of kings of qawwali
Credited for bringing qawwali to an international audience.
Pakistan

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a short rhythmic motif, repeated three times, to conclude a section or piece. India

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tihai

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Different sized suspended gong in the kebyar ensemble

Bali

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gong

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reyong

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long set of horizontally suspended pitched gong played by four players
Bali

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pipa

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pear shaped plucked lute with four strings. China

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gong

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Different sized suspended gong in the kebyar ensemble

Bali

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harmonium

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Organ-like keyboard music.

Pakistan

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onomatopoetically-named little set of cymbals

Bali

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ceng-ceng

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suling

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little end-blown flute, which ornaments the melody (not so important to the Gamelan)
Bali

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is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle. China
erhu
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two musician brother, both lead singers | Pakistan
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group
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small barrel shaped drum | Pakistan
dholak
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Sitar
a large long neck lute from India. With sympathetic strings. India
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means to hit (with a hammer); an ensemble made up of the most important traditional musical instruments in Indonesia Bali
gamelan
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upright sitar that provides a drone. India
tambura
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intoxicated love for God | Pakistan
Mustt Mustt
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Chuigushou in Chinese. A kind of music composed of blowers and drummers. China
Blowers and Drummers
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tabla
drums (two) that accompany nearly all classical Indian music
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kecak
a Balinese dance drama; the monkey dance
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first all female rock band in China. pop
Cobra
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One of the fathers of cantopop. Commited suicide at the age of 46. China pop
Leslie Cheung
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tihai
a short rhythmic motif, repeated three times, to conclude a section or piece. India
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ceng-ceng
onomatopoetically-named little set of cymbals | Bali
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Cantopop
originated in the 1970‘s; soft rock and mellow Cantonese singing. China pop
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combines music singing, dialogue, pantomime, acrobatics, and martial arts. China
Beijing Opera
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Cobra
first all female rock band in China. pop
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was in main land China. One of the first Chinese rock artists. China pop
Cui Jian
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Silk and Bamboo
ensembles of south eastern China that play in several distinct styles. China
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Mustt Mustt
intoxicated love for God | Pakistan
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a Balinese dance drama; the monkey dance
kecak
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qin
delicate plucked zither with seven strings. China
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the structural organization of pitch. India
raga
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transverse flute with membrane, giving it a buzzing, nasal tone. China
dizi
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gangsa
generic name to all the metallophones in the Balinese Gamelan. Bali
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Blowers and Drummers
Chuigushou in Chinese. A kind of music composed of blowers and drummers. China
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delicate plucked zither with seven strings. China
qin
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Beijing Opera
combines music singing, dialogue, pantomime, acrobatics, and martial arts. China
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the structural organization of rhythm. India
tala
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gamelan gong kebyar
Balinese genre. “hit orchestra sparkle”
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tala
the structural organization of rhythm. India
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gamelan
means to hit (with a hammer); an ensemble made up of the most important traditional musical instruments in Indonesia Bali
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long set of horizontally suspended pitched gong played by four players Bali
reyong
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qawwal
performer of qawali. Qawal is a style of Muslim devotional music now associated with Sufis in Pakistan Pakistan
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kendang
double-ended barrel drum that leads the ensemble | Bali
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main body of a piece. India
gat
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generic name to all the metallophones in the Balinese Gamelan. Bali
gangsa
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ensembles of south eastern China that play in several distinct styles. China
Silk and Bamboo
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a large long neck lute from India. With sympathetic strings. India
Sitar
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angsel
Musical accent or rhythmic interruption of a musical cycle. | Bali
65
Balinese genre. “hit orchestra sparkle”
gamelan gong kebyar
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erhu
is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle. China
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Jacky Cheung
Popular Cantopop star of the 1980’s | One of the “Four Heavenly Kings,” China pop
68
dholak
small barrel shaped drum | Pakistan
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Organ-like keyboard music. | Pakistan
harmonium
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The king of kings of qawwali Credited for bringing qawwali to an international audience. Pakistan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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pear shaped plucked lute with four strings. China
pipa
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Leslie Cheung
One of the fathers of cantopop. Commited suicide at the age of 46. China pop
73
Musical accent or rhythmic interruption of a musical cycle. | Bali
angsel
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tambura
upright sitar that provides a drone. India
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Ravi Shankar
sitar player. India
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drums (two) that accompany nearly all classical Indian music
tabla

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