South Asia Song Examples Flashcards
Dabari Kanada
Performer: Dagar Brothers
Lead Instrument: tala
Genre: Vocal Dhrupad
Classical Music
Darbari Kanada: Alap
Genre: Instrumental Dhrupad
Performer: Asad Ali Khan
Accompanying Instruments: Bin and Rudra veena
Rang so Rang milaaye
Genre: Chota Khyal
Performer: Kishori Amonkar
Instruments: vocal, harmonium, tabla, violin, tanpura
Raga Jogeshwari
Genre: Vilambit (slow) gat
Performer: Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha
Instruments: sitar, tabla, tanpura
Raga Darbari: Drut gat
Genre: Drut (fast) gat
Performer: Amjad Ali Khan and Sabri Khan
Instruments: Sarod and Tabla
Raga Khama: Ab na baajaao shyaam bansuriya
Genre: Thrumi
Performer: Channulal Mishra
Instruments:
vocal, sarangi, tabla, tanpura
Visalakshim Vishveshim
Genre: Alapana in rag Panthuvarali
Performer: Sudha Ragunathan
Instruments: vocal, violin, tanpura
Jagadananda Karaka
Genre: Kriti in Rag Natai
Performer: M.S. Subbulakshmi
Composer: Tyagaraja
Instruments: vocal, violin, mridangam, tanbura
Nannu Palimpa
Genre: Kriti
Performer: E. Gayathri
Composer: Tyagaraja
Instruments: Vina, mridangam, ghatam, tanbura
Jagadananda Karaka
Genre: Kriti (same kriti by Tyagaraja)
Performer: Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
Instruments: violin, mridangam, ghatam
Koi mere dil mein
Genre: filmi git
Film: Andaz
Composer: Naushad
Vocal Performer: Lata Mangeshkar
Dum Maro Dum
Genre: filmi git
Film: Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Composer: R.D. Burman
Vocal Performer: Asha Bhosle
Choli Ke Peeche
Genre: filmi git
Film: Khal Nayak
Composer: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Vocal Performer: Alka Yangnik
Iyarkai Ennum
Genre: Tamil film song
Film: Shanti Nilayam
Composer: M.S. Viwanathan
Vocal Performer: S.P. Balasubramanyam
Oru Aniya Manadhu
Genre: Tamil film song
Film: Johnny
Composer: Ilaiyaraja
Vocal Performer: Sujatha
Kadhal Sadugudu
Genre: Tamil film song
Film: Alaipayuthey
Composer: A.R. Rahman
Vocal Performers: S.P. Charan and Naveen
Paint it Black
Genre: Raga Rock
Artist: Rolling Stones
Instrument: Sitar (played by Brian Jones)
Mind Ecology
Performer: Shakti (John Mclaughlin)
Instruments: guitar, tabla, violin, ghatam
Mundian To Bach Ke
Genre: Contemporary Bhangra
Artist: Panjabi MC
Soni
Genre: Asian beat EDM
Artist: Talvin Singh from CD OK
P.K.N.B.
Genre: Asian beat EDM
Artist: Asian Dub Foundation
CD: Facts and Fictions
Aisi Laagi Lagan
Genre: Meera bhajan (hindu devotional song)
Composer: Mirabai
Performer: Anup Jalota
(In praise of Krishna)
Dum mast Qalander mast
Genre: Qawwali ghazal
Performer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(secular language for being immersed with the spirit of God)
Bhabiye ni Bhabiye
Genre: Bhangra
Performer: Alaap and Channi Singh
