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Origin of music, in India, according to legend, is traced to the shabdha brahma, Om. Indian music has strong connections with religious traditions and faiths. Innumerable compositions extolling the wonders and beautitude of the Supreme Being have been sung in Purandara Dasa padas, Tyagaraja kritis, Sadashiva Brahmendra tatva padams, Sufi recitations and Christian carols. |
| Indian classical music is complex and rich with direct emotional appeal. Carnatic music is kriti based and saahitya (lyric) oriented. The ghazals and thumris are the light classical music. These are supplemented by folk music, bhajans and kirtans. Indian classical music is used for dance-dramas. | 
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The two fundamental elements of Hindustani classical music are raag and taal. Raag is the intricate system of scales and associated melodic patterns. Raags expresses in their numerical ratios of the scales and melodic patterns correspond with moods, colors, seasons, and hours of day and night. |
| Film music has been popular ever since India got freedrom from British rule and the rise of Bollywood scenario.The 70's saw some fab singers like Kishore Kumar,Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar. Bollywood music is the people's choice and now is the age of A R Rehman Music & Co. | 
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Pop Music and Bhangra are the craze of the new Indian generation.Catching tunes Pop music and beats is promoted by M-TV and Channel V. Indian teenagers are coming more forward in this industry. |
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