BHANGRA

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BHANGRA
Fusion Music
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HISTORY

• Post War Britain 1950s and 60s

• Why was there a shortage of working class jobs?

• How did Britain solve this problem?

• Which countries formed some of the old British
  Empire?

• Where did many immigrants settle?

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Traditional Bhangra

• Chaal Rhythm Dhol drum

Traditional Bhangra is a celebratory festival
music
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Voices and instruments

• Usually Punjabi lyrics - celebratory

• Vocal main melody, shouts, backing vox

• Tumbi single string instrument

• Sarangi bowed instrument

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FUSION

• In the 1970s and 80s Traditional Bhangra fused
  with Western Pop music styles to create British
  Bhangra

Listen to the following extracts and make a
comparison

1. Traditional Bhangra
2. Modern British Bhangra