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	Gardens of the Mughal Empire - Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the context of contemporary South Asian music, Dhrupad falls in the tradition of Hindustani music, which is practiced in the northern portion of India, as well as in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and in the period preceding the Russian invasion, to some extent in Afghanistan as well.
		Music was an important part of a cultural network that included dance and drama as well, but because there was no notation of actual musical performances — only of the theoretical melodic and rhythmic structures called ragas and talas — we have no idea of what the music actually was.
		Music was also a part of courtly life as well, but since in this context — as in most traditional societies — there was no distinction to be made between the sacred and the secular, and music was simply one part of a unified cultural-social-religious continuum.
	www.mughalgardens.org /html/music01.html (417 words)

	South Asian Rock Fest '05 - About
		Music, rock in particular, has exploded across the subcontinent, but it is still to take a South-Asian identity and perspective.
		If South Asian music and musicians are to get the recognition they deserve than it is time now to work on a regional identity rather than individual ones.
		And, rock being the precursor of most music driven movements of the past, it is only fit that the vision take shape in the form of a rock music festival.
	www.southasiarocks.com /sarf.php (240 words)

	SADA South Asian Dance UK
		Kadam Asian Dance and Music is a lively and thriving agency that sustains promotes and develops South Asian dance in Bedfordshire, the eastern region of the U.K and beyond through a series of high quality programmes.
		Sampad is a dynamic South Asian arts organisation based in Birmingham, which plays a significant role regionally and nationally in promoting the appreciation and practice of the arts originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
		In terms of South Asian dance Sampad is involved in exploring and extending the vocabulary.
	www.southasiandance.org.uk /about.php (411 words)

	The New York Times > Arts > Music > Critic's Notebook: India Resounding in New York
		HEN "Bombay Dreams," the musical about making it in the Indian film capital known as Bollywood, was imported from London to Broadway this spring, it introduced some listeners to the madcap eclecticism of filmi, the song-and-dance numbers that punctuate Bollywood's sprawling musicals.
		For South Asian and Asian-American musicians, producers and disc jockeys who have been building their own scene in New York, the latest East-West hybrids are not just occasion for musical connections and experiments.
		The New York wave of South Asian music was preceded by influential South Asian hybrids from England.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/06/25/arts/music/25INDI.html?ex=1403496000&en=eaf1ef06b4873e78&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (717 words)

	Southeast Asian Traditional Music
		Cambodian court music is roughly similar to that of Java, i.e.
		There was an explosion in the availability of Thai music recordings in the 1990s, although it remained a secondary interest for me. This wave of releases seems to have abated, however, for whatever reason.
		This music did not really hold its interest for me, but it is definitely worth hearing at least once, as there is nothing else quite like it.
	www.medieval.org /music/world/sea.html (1076 words)

	Welcome to Jeehan's Brief Guide to Indian Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At one extreme, classical music is performed in the urban concert halls for purely artistic reasons, and at the other, many kinds of functional rural music accompany life-cycle and agricultural rites.
		In between are many ther musical genres of different regions of the country, reflecting the diversity of its peoples, their life-styles and their languages.
		This traditional folk music from Punjab, India, characterized by the dhol (large drum), has moved from the villages to the dance floors and become popular music for indian youth around the world to dance to at parties and clubs.
	userpages.umbc.edu /~jkashi1/music.html (611 words)

	Targeting the Second Generation of South Asians
		With this goal in mind, a core group was formed of South Asian ministry leaders and advisory council members from different countries and denominations.
		The South Asian Diaspora is spread out in many parts of the world thus making SAGC 2004 a truly global experience.
		Future plans for South Asian Connection include holding local, city-wide or country-wide, South Asian events for youth and young adults in 2005 and 2006, in the delegates country of origin, followed by an International SAGC 2007 in the UK.
	www.southasianconnection.com /articles/3/1/Targeting-the-Second-Generation-of-South-Asians/Page1.html (1388 words)

	Department of Music, Kathmandu University
		NEPS 104 South Asian Civilization II The aim of the course is to expose the intricacy of South Asian civilization with emphasis on the Hindu-Muslim and Anglo-Indian synthesis.
		The major theoretical goals of Ethnomusicology are the analysis and comparison of musical structures and events, the role of the musician, the performance context (including historical and ritual implications and those of the locality and society), and the study of musical change.
		MUSC 402, 408 Aural Training and Analysis I and II The aims of this practical course in musical transcription and aural analysis are first, to sharpen the students' perception of musical parameters, especially pitch and rhythm, and secondly, to explore and practise techniques of notation appropriate to the transcription of music.
	asianart.com /articles/music/musdept.html (3234 words)

	DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
		The BA curriculum is designed to develop an integrated understanding of Nepalese and South Asian music and a basic knowledge of other musical traditions of the world and subjects and skills related to ethnomusicology.
		The curriculum is designed to deepen the understanding of Nepalese and South Asian music and prepare students for fieldwork (including the use of recording media) leading to their own research and MA thesis.
		Students are admitted to the Diploma Course and to the BA, BMus and MA programmes on the basis of interest, aptitude and capacity for music study as indicated by their academic records, performance in the interview, and musical experience.
	www.asianart.com /kumusic/department_of_music.html (1545 words)

	Indian Music - City University London
		To prepare a musical map of South Asian culture in Britain, identifying the distribution of musical genres in relation to the composition of the South Asian community.
		To further investigate the role of South Asian music in formal and informal music education.
		The overall purpose of the research is not only to carry out a general mapping of musical genres in relation to the geographic distribution of the South Asian community, but to use this
	www.city.ac.uk /music/indian.html (167 words)

	Books on Music and South Asian Music
		For his own listening he is drawn to the music of artists such as Arno, the Beatles, Gilgert Isbin, Keith Jarrett, Stephan Micus, Colin Offord and the Pink Floyd.
		Music therapy is still in an experimental stage, but data is fast accumulating on this ancient art and it is gradually acquiring the status of a modern science.
		In this booklet you will also find how rhythm is used by a yogi to regulate his body, and how music is linked with several aspects of the ancient philosophies.
	www.pilgrimsbooks.com /music.html (584 words)

	South Asian Media Net > OPINION
		Nourished by the vision of liberated humanity and the dignity of the individual, thrown up by the French Revolution, Beethoven created the music of a heroic age in accents never to be forgotten, proclaiming his faith in the power of man to shape his destiny.
		This genius of music was also a revolutionary and his heart thrilled to the ideals of liberty and democracy.
		This became the epic theme of his music â” the progression from despair to conflict, from conflict to serenity and from serenity to triumph and from triumph to joy.
	www.southasianmedia.net /index_opinion.cfm?category=Culture&country=PAKISTAN (6972 words)

	World and traditional music: South Asian ethnographic collections
		Includes recordings of music of the Tharu of the Nepalese Terai (lowlands) and music of the Limbu of the Himalayan foothills of East Nepal.
		Among the South Asia recordings are those made during a 13 month recording trip along the Himalayan range, and at the Khumb Mela in Allahabad, 2001.
		Of the contemporary recording projects initiated by the World and Traditional Music Section the Traditional Music in India project recorded by Rolf Killius and Jutta Winkler is one of the most important documents of traditional regional music of India as distinct from the Hindustani and Carnatic classical traditions.
	www.bl.uk /collections/sound-archive/wtmsasialist.html (1199 words)

	EOL 8 encyclopedia review: Garland 5, South Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A combined effort of sixty-eight authors from fourteen different countries, the origin of the contributors reflects the overwhelming interest South Asian music has been enjoying among American ethnomusicologists: Forty of the authors are from, or based in the United States, with only six based in South Asia.
		Scholarship on Indian music and dance began almost eighteen hundred years ago, and continuing respect and interest have produced a massive body of literature in Sanskrit and vernacular languages, mostly on the two great traditions of Hindustani and Karnatak music.
		Part 1 introduces the region of South Asia as a whole, first in an overview profile of its geography, society, cultures, religions, and history and then examining the history of musical scholarship.
	research.umbc.edu /eol/8/wegner (1099 words)

	SOAS: SOAS: BA South East Asian Studies (Single Honours)
		The breadth of expertise in the field of Asian Studies is reflected in the score of 5 achieved by the department in the 2001 government assessment of research in all British universities.
		The range of research interests, expertise and resources in SOAS, not only in South East Asian Studies, but also with regard to the languages and literatures of other regions, religious studies, anthropology, history, art and archaeology is unique in UK institutions and this gives you an unparalleled breadth of choice in defining a specialism.
		Some have chosen to work in South East Asia or have found work related to the region thus being able to make direct use of their linguistic and cultural expertise.
	www.soas.ac.uk /studying/courseinfo.cfm?courseinfoid=86 (909 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Music. CBSO explores the music of India and South Asia
		For the first year of the project, the CBSO is exploring the influence of South Asian music and cultures on western classical music, making it an integral part of concerts and educational activities.
		John Foulds was strongly influenced by Indian music and his dream was to fuse the music of Europe and India.
		In 2000, he was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and received the prestigious South Bank Show Award; he has worked with Sir Paul McCartney, toured with Sting, played at Glastonbury 2000 and was commissioned by the BBC to write a piece for the Proms 2000.
	www.redhotcurry.com /entertainment/music/cbso_2004.htm (958 words)

	South Asian Music Tops The American Ringtone Popularity Charts \| ContentSutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Apparently BHANGRA music is performing like its cultural counterpart HIP HOP, both genres dominating their respective South Asian American and overall American charts.
		A popular Indian mobile music site Masttones has reported close to a 30 per cent increase in monthly sales in 2005 compared to 2004.
		Here is the he first-ever, South Asian American ringtone popularity trends prepared by Masttones, a mobile music site owned by eMbience Inc., a leading developer and publisher of wireless software.
	www.contentsutra.com /south-asian-music-tops-the-american-ringtone-popularity-charts (267 words)

	South Asian Studies Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Given the centrality of South Asia in the fraught world of geopolitics, it seemed prudent to turn to the South Asia humanities to reflect on the world of values and perspective.
		Thus, in the Fall of 2003, the South Asian Studies Council sponsored the first of a three-year South Asia Humanities Festival at Yale.
		This South Asia Humanities Festival was organized in association with the Yale Center for British Art’s exhibition, Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation, and with support from the South Asian Studies Council and the Center for Cities and Globalization at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
	www.yale.edu /ycias/southasia/events/festival.htm (207 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : ATN launches Canada's first South Asian music channel
		"Music is an integral part of the South Asian Culture and ATN has been a pioneer in the production and promotion of music from the Indian Sub- Continent.
		We are delighted to launch ATN B4U Music channel today," said Shan Chandrasekar, President and CEO of ATN, who is also on the Board of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
		B4U Music's programming includes the biggest musical hits from the latest Bollywood movies, the Bollywood music charts, exclusive star studded interviews, non- stop dance floor hits from both the U.S. and Europe's South Asian Music scene, interactive request shows and much more.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20060404&archive=cnw&slug=C2210 (366 words)

	South Asian Programme - Victoria and Albert Museum
		The South Asian programme at the Victoria and Albert Museum includes demonstrations of Indian crafts and performances of music and dance to celebrate festivals such as Diwali.
		Courses and workshops on subjects such as jewellery-making and textile techniques, inspired by the South Asian collections, are run for pre-booked youth and community groups and take place at the VandA and at community centres.
		The VandA also has a South Asian handling collection, which includes objects such as textiles, puppets and miniature paintings.
	www.vam.ac.uk /activ_events/community/s_asia_prog/index.html (177 words)

	DesiClub.com - Desi Music - Muzik Newz - All
		NEW YORK CITY, NY - The1shanti was undoubtedly the highlight of "Desis in Hip Hop," a showcase of South Asian rappers hosted by MTV Desi on July 14 at the South Asian Journalists Association's 12th Annual Convention....
		South Asian-American pop star Reggie Benjamin is gunning down for glory.
		He shot a steamy music video with scantily clad playmates at a top playboy mansion to walking the red carpet at the Grammys, he's now bagged a top US music award....
	www.desiclub.com /desimusic/muzik_newz/muzik_archive.cfm (425 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : ATN to launch Canada's first South Asian music channel
		B4U Music's programming includes the biggest musical hits from the latest Bollywood movies, the Bollywood music charts, exclusive star studded interviews, non-stop dance floor hits from both the U.S. and Europe's South Asian Music scene, interactive request shows and much more.
		"Music is an integral part of the South Asian Culture and ATN have been pioneers in the production and promotion of musicians, singers and performers of international stature as well as encouraging local Canadian talent.
		B4U Music was recently launched in the USA and was a runaway success.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20060202&archive=cnw&slug=C3606 (429 words)

	ICCMP World Literature - South Asian
		Kanaganayakam, C. Configurations of Exile : South Asian Writers and their World.
		Of Clowns and Gods, Brahmans, and Babus : Humour in South Asian Literatures.
		Sanga, Jaina C. South Asian Literature in English : An Encyclopedia.
	library.uis.edu /iccmp/worldlit/southasian.html (779 words)

	Sitars, Sufi, Bollywood featured in Pan-Asian music festival
		The distinctively spirited and soulful tradition of qawwali originated centuries ago by Sufi mystics who sang songs expressing their piety and longing for God at shrines of Sufi saints, said Hess, who became acquainted with South Asian musical traditions through her study of Indian poetry set to music.
		The music is used to induce trances in mystical Islam, but can be experienced as beautiful music and literature in its own right, Hess said.
		Cai, who came to the United States from Beijing to study classical music in 1985 and continues regularly to conduct orchestras in China, envisions the festival becoming one of the most important platforms anywhere for contemporary Asian music, he said.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2006/february1/asian-020106.html (678 words)

	TS Soundz - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Tony Talwar and Sunny Singh known as T.S. Soundz, are dj's, producers and, remixers from the South Asian music scene specializing in a cross-cultural blend of music from the east and west.
		When they started remixing, their goal was to make Indian music accessible to a younger generation of South-Asians.
		Vocals from a variety of musical styles such as Qawwali, Bhangra, and Raag emerge from this electronic euphoria that will appeal to both American and international audiences who are looking for a new listening experience.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,1230356,00.html (353 words)

	Asian music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Asian music actually is a vague, loose term that encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from just as numerous Asian cultures.
		This article about a music genre is a stub.
		This page was last modified 15:48, 5 August 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asian_music (154 words)

	South Asian Music's Booming Beat Drives A Mogul in the Making
		A rising senior at Woodbridge Senior High School, Iqbal finds himself at that precise moment when the South Asian music business is big enough nationwide to make money but also small enough that a high school student can elbow his way in and become a mini-player.
		Without enough Pakistani and Indian bands to pack stadiums or widespread coverage on local cable television or radio, the South Asian music industry in the United States is still fragmented and grass-roots enough that entrepreneurs of all ages have emerged in immigrant-dominated areas.
		In the Washington area, the South Asian music scene is largely concentrated in Northern Virginia, with top Bollywood acts performing about five times a year at venues including the Patriot Center at George Mason University.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/31/AR2006083101562.html?nav=rss_business (855 words)

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