Origin of hip hop music

The roots of hip hop are found in African American music. The griots of West Africa are a group of traveling singers and poets who are part of an oral tradition dating back hundreds of years. Their vocal style is similar to that of rappers. The African-American traditions of signifyin', the dozens, and jazz poetry are all descended from the griots. In addition, musical 'comedy' acts such as Rudy Ray Moore and Blowfly, are considered by some to be the forefathers of rap.
Within New York City, griot-like performances of poetry and music by artists such as The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron and Jalal Mansur Nuriddin had a significant impact on the post-civil rights era culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Hip hop arose during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, especially in the Bronx. Block parties incorporated DJs who played popular genres of music, especially funk and soul music. DJs, realizing its positive reception, began isolating the percussion breaks of popular songs. This technique was then common in Jamaican dub music and had spread to New York City via the substantial Jamaican immigrant community. A major proponent of the technique was the "godfather" of hip hop, the Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc. (in above picture)
Dub music had become popular in Jamaica due to the influence of American sailors and Rhythm & Blues. Large sound systems were set up to accommodate poor Jamaicans who couldn't afford to buy records and dub developed at the sound systems. DJ Kool Herc was one of the most popular DJs in the early 70’s. Due to the fact that the New York audience did not particularly like dub or reggae, Herc quickly switched to using funk, soul and disco records. Because the percussive breaks were generally short, Herc and other DJs began extending them using an audio mixer and two records.
Turntables techniques, such as beat mixing/matching, scratching (seemingly invented by Grand Wizard Theodore) and beat juggling eventually developed along with the breaks, creating a base that could be rapped over. This same techniques contributed to the popularization of remixes. Such looping, sampling and remixing of another's music, sometimes without the original artist's knowledge or consent, can be seen as an evolution of Jamaican dub music, and would become a hallmark of the hip hop style.
Jamaican immigrants also provided an influence on the vocal style of rapping by delivering simple raps at their parties, inspired by the Jamaican tradition of toasting. DJs and MCs would often add call and response chants, often comprising of a basic chorus, to allow the performer to gather his thoughts (e.g. "one, two, three, y'all, to the beat, y'all").
Later, the MCs grew more varied in their vocal and rhythmic approach, incorporating brief rhymes, often with a sexual or scatological theme, in an effort at differentiating themselves and entertaining the audience. Hip hop music was an outlet and a "voice" for disenfranchised youth as the culture reflected the social, economic and political realities of their lives. These early raps incorporated the dozens, a product of African American culture. Kool Herc & the Herculoids were the first hip hoppers to gain major fame in New York, however the number of MC teams increased over time. Frequently, these were collaborations between former gangs, such as Afrikaa Bambaataa's Universal Zulu Nation - now a large, international organization. Melle Mel, a rapper/lyricist with The Furious Five is often credited with being the first rap lyricist to call himself an "MC." During the early 1970s, breakdancing arose during block parties, as b-boys and b-girls got in front of the audience to dance in a distinctive and frenetic style. The style was documented for release to a world wide audience for the first time in documentaries and movies such as Style Wars, Wild Style, and Beat Street.
Although there were many early MCs that recorded solo projects of note, such as DJ Hollywood, Kurtis Blow and Spoonie Gee, the frequency of solo artists didn't increase until later with the rise of soloists with really big stage presence and drama, such as LL Cool J. Most early hip hop was dominated by groups where collaboration between the members was integral to the show

Music in life enhancement

Whether you admit it or not, music imbeds our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you're interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, or other composers, artists and performers, we hope you'll spend some time with here and learn from these music articles of note for all ages and tastes.
When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of a trivial pursuit. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits. I did not realize how completely fascinating music history is. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. For much of the world, music is a language, but for us it is something that we consumed passively. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me. I have had some experience playing musical instruments, but I have never mastered one enough to really understand what music is all about. This class showed me.When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music. We assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case. The history of music, whether you're talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is always complicated. New chord structures are introduced bringing with them new ways of understanding the world. New rhythmic patterns are introduced, bringing with them new ways of understanding time. And music reflects all of it.Even when the class was over, I could not stop learning about the history of music. It had whetted my appetite, and I wanted more. I got all the music history books that I could find. I even began to research forms of music that had not interested me before in the hopes of enhancing my musical knowledge further. Although I was in school studying toward something very different – a degree in engineering – I had thought about giving it up and going back to get a degree in musicology. That is how much I am fascinated by the subject.If you have never taken a course in the history of music, you don't know what you are missing out on. The radio will never sound the same to you again. Everything will seem much more rich, much more luminous, and much more important. A new song can reflect a new way of being, and a new way of imagining life in the world. This is what learning about the history of music means to many of us.

Music in present day

There seems to be a gap in the musical industry at this time. It seems that only the most extremes of music have survived this very fickle industry. For example, if you turn the radio on, what you'll hear are extremes and styles of music. On one station you'll hear just talk. On another station you'll hear rapping, with words of violent underscores. On another station you'll hear classical music. On another station you'll hear someone singing about whiskey and forgetting their pain. On yet another station you'll hear what's left of what we used to call, "pop music."
The change in pop music, and what may be lacking, is what I would like to address at this time. It seems there used to be a larger variety of pop music available when listening to pop music stations. However, at this time it has decreased to a narrow amount where one singer sounds like much like the last singer. There is not many songs available to hear of Celine Dion. One's singer that has managed to stay on top consistently is Christina Aguilera.
One could not argue with the fact that twenty years ago popular music was much different than today. And I'm not sure it could be argued that it is getting better all the time. Just about ten years ago Elton John had hit songs from the movie The Lion King, Celine Dion had a hit song from the movie Titanic.
The eighties and nineties had many hit songs from movies, including CaddyShack, Officer and a Gentleman, Dirty Dancing, Good Morning Vietnam, Moonstruck, and La Bamba. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that there are not many hit songs or hit song soundtracks from popular movies these days. Hollywood has attempted to do this but has not reached the peak it once achieved.
Going back farther in time, one could trace pop music back to the roots of rock-and-roll itself. Elvis Presley carved out a whole new trend in music. The Beatles followed with great songs and performances that changed the music world. The Beatles seemed to go through several stages and reflected it in their music.
When the Beatles first came to America, they recorded songs of love with lollipop lyrics. Following this, they let their hair grow out, and recorded music with more convoluted meaning, which seemed to question the rulers and authority of the times. When the Beatles finally broke up, brand-new music trends evolved with the music of Paul McCartney and Wings, and John Lennon's solo work.
Elvis started out as the Hillbilly Cat, recording for Sun Records. His Southern drawl was very prominent and his hair was a dirty blond color. Then he entered into the era where he died his hair black, completed a stint in the Army and had a whole new career in movies. This was the "movie Elvis." Then, Elvis entered into his musical comeback phase. He recorded music and performed live in Las Vegas during this time. The final stage was his jump suit stage, sometimes called the last days of Elvis Presley. This was the time during which, although he still sounded good vocally, he appeared overweight and bloated.
Let's change styles right now in music and turn to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were part of the Rat Pack. They performed in Las Vegas, recorded records, and made several movies. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra certainly reflected unique talent, good voices, and wonderful music that we have to enjoy.
However, who is the next big talent we follow with a fine-tooth comb, from beginning to end? Who is the next Elvis Presley, Beatles, Dean Martin, or Frank Sinatra?
There is certainly a gap in popular music today. Sure, you can find many popular artists with popular songs. However, they all lack that certain uniqueness in caliber of performers of days passed. Maybe it's a lack of charisma. Maybe it's the lack of mystery. I don't know.
However, shows like American Idol are certainly trying to recapture that with what they are doing. American Idol is trying to discover talent that could be turned into another Elvis Presley or someone who will change music and be remembered forever.
Although they have discovered many unique and great talents, if you ask Simon Cowell or Randy Jackson, I believe they would tell you they have not found talent that has achieved what they originally intended.
Yes, they have found great talent. The talent they have discovered certainly lacks nothing on the vocal side of things. However, perhaps it is something in the personality of the performer that's missing that has not launched them to the status of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Dean Martin, Jim Morrison, or Kurt Cobain.
Perhaps it is something these legendary artists possessed that was mysterious and unknown to us. There is definitely something missing. American Idol, along with many other music labels, are certainly still looking for someone to turn the music industry upside down.
I don't know, perhaps that won't ever happen again.
Perhaps the performers that managed to change music forever, like Elvis, the Beatles, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, are of our history and days past. I hope not.

Music in 20th Century

With 20th century music, there was a vast increase in music listening as the radio gained popularity and phonographs were used to replay and distribute music. The focus of art music was characterized by exploration of new rhythms, styles, and sounds. Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and John Cage were all influential composers in 20th century art music.
Jazz evolved and became a significant genre of music over the course of the 20th century, and during the second half of that century, rock music did the same. Jazz is an American musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. The style's West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swung note.From its early development until the present, jazz has also incorporated music from 19th and 20th century American popular music. Jazz has, from its early 20th century inception, spawned a variety of subgenres, ranging from New Orleans Dixieland (1910s) to 1970s and 1980s-era jazz-rock fusion.
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed in the 1960s from 1950s rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, and country music. The sound of rock often revolves around the electric guitar or acoustic guitar, and it uses a strong back beat laid down by a rhythm section of electric bas guitar, drums, and keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, or, since the 1970s, digital synthesizers. Along with the guitar or keyboards, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are used as soloing instruments. In its "purest form", it "has three chords, a strong, insistent back beat, and a catchy melody."In the late 1960s and early 1970s, rock music branched out into different subgenres, ranging from blues rock and jazz-rock fusion to heavy metal and punk rock, as well as the more classical influenced genre of progressive rock.

Music and music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses".
The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Within "the arts", music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art, and auditory art.
To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. Greek philosophers and ancient Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound."According to musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez, "the border between music and noise is always culturally defined—which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus.... By all accounts there is no single and intercultural universal concept defining what music might be, except that it is 'sound through time'."[

Nepali culture

Nepali classical music has its origins in the Rig Veda. Later, the metrical chanting of its hymns found its expression in the songs of Sama Veda. Since then classical music has been a part of the Nepali music sphere. The tradition of playing classical music has been handed down from generation to generation. The classical structure of a melody is known as Raga, and there are hundreds of Ragas either played on musical instruments or sung according to seasons and time. The 24 hour period is divided into 8 segments of 3 hours each and each Raga is restricted to a particular time frame in order to produce the desired effect. At times, some branches of these ragas composed of songs are incorporated in dances. Small groups of itinerant minstrels namely Damais and Gaines have become an integral part of the Nepali folk culture. Traditionally, Gaines go from door to door singing folk songs accompanying themselves on the Sarangi (a local violin-like instrument) as this is their profession. They travel from place to place telling tales often related to past events. The Damais play various instruments including the Sahanai (a kind of trumpet). Traditionally, they have been playing in ensembles where many instruments are played and were mostly engaged to play for weddings. For such events, the Damais play Panchai Baja (Sahanai, Narsinga (trumpet-like instrument), Damaha (drum), Dholaki and Tyamko (a small drum)). But music is only a part time job for them as they earn a living from tailoring. Folk music in Nepal thrives throughout the country and they are as diverse as the ethnic groups themselves. The Newars of Kathmandu Valley are the main exponents of classical dancing. They have kept alive the traditions of performing masked dances during their many colorful festivals. Such dances are often of a Tantric nature with the dancers being possessed by various gods and goddesses. The Lakhe dance is of particular interest and in Bhaktapur the colorful Mahakali masked dancers perform during the Indra Jatra festival each year. Masked dances are also performed by monks in the numerous monasteries around Nepal. In fact some treks are timed to coincide with festivals where masked dances are the highlight. Each year many tourists arrive in Thyangboche and other places to observe the popular Mani Rimdu festival. Mani Rimdu is unique to the Himalayan regions but other masked dances do take place around Katmandu as well especially during the Tibetan New Year. The Tharu people of the tarai have their own stick dances that can mesmerize spectators while the Gurungs have a unique drama-like dance called the Ghantu where young girls go into a trance. The dance speaks of their heritage and depicts past events that are of historical significance. These are also sometimes performed especially for tourists.Musical instruments There is evidence in the form of ancient stone statues indicating that Nepali music was alive even before the time of the Kiranti and Licchavi dynasties. 7th century inscriptions show the existence of a well-organized musical team (ensemble) even during that era. There are many musical instruments mostly made from local resources. Nekoo, made of the horn of a water buffalo, is believed to scare away evil spirits when played.

History of violin

For thousands of years musicians have used many different kinds of instruments which are strings, such as harps and lyres. Around the 1500’s, the first violins and viols emerged in Italy. They evolved from earlier bowed instruments. For many years, violins and viols developed side by side, each helping each other grow. By the late 1600’s, musicians favored the violin family, and viols dropped out of use. This was the time when in the small Italian town of Cremona, three famous families made violins.They were the Amati family, the Guarneri family, and the Stradivari family. Antonio Stradivari was trained by the Amati family, and he perfected the art of violin making. Today, violins made by Guarneri or Stradivari are worth millions of dollars.
From the 1600’s to the early 1800’s, many excellent violinists were the main composers for the violin. Its tone became more lively and penetrating, and attracted many composers.
The violin plays an extremely important part in the orchestra, but is the smallest of the string family. It plays the main melody in most orchestral music. The violin has lots of parts.They consist of the peg box, tuning pegs, neck, fingerboard, bridge, chin rest, tailpiece, belly, bass bar, soundpost, sound holes, and back. The violin is strong for its size since it weighs less than a 1 pound but resists 65+ pounds. While the piano has 88 sets of strings, the violin has four. The strings travel from the tuning pegs (the top) down the neck over the fingerboard, and past the sound holes, elevating to the bridge and diving down where they connect to the tailpiece, finally stopping.
The violin isn’t very useful without the bow. The bow is drawn back and forth across the strings, just like a singer learns to take and hold his breath. The violin may also be plucked, or played pizzicato.The violin has a greater range than any other stringed instrument, except for the harp.
Violin music is written so that each player will move his or her bow up and down at the same time as the other string players. Can you imagine what would happen if they didn’t? Leopold Stokowski thought it would be better if each musician moved his bow up or down whenever he pleased. They ended up hitting each other with the tip of their bows, but the music was smooth and graceful—completely slurred together. This is now called "free bowing".
Do you know what a "second fiddle" is? The violinists who sit to the left of the conductor are called the first violinists, and play most of the melody. Second violinists sit to the right and play the accompaniment. It has become a joke (or perhaps sore point) that they don’t play as well, but this is not true!

Violins to buy

I can not see how anyone could say " All Chinese violins and no good". I am sure that they have never tryed playing violins from ALL Chinese violin Makers!!!I have spent years going all over China looking for the best violins ( I have been to China about 30 times in 8 years.) . There are very bad one and very good ones just like you would see in cars made in America! Not all are good ,not all are bad!!I will say for Violins up to about $6,000.00 ,I can find a better violin for the money In China, than you will in any other contry in the world. I buy student violins to sell . I have not had anyone in the last 8 years show me any other violin company that is not in china ,that has better violins for the same price.The brand I sell is the "Pearl River". They make violins from new student to semi-pro. I have people call me about my violins, after finding out that they are made in China. Many people will not even look at them. I have sold violins and the costomer has told me the violin has a better sound than friends of theres that payed $2,000.00 and even one told me there violin teacher told them the pearl river violin had just as good a sound as her own violin that was a $7,000.00 violin made in Italy.All violins even from the same maker are not as good. I will say one out of 10 that I get I don`t like to much. But at the same time about 1 in 10 will very good.Best if you can try the violin out befor you buy!!!

Famous musicins life

Your band is starting to take shape, finally. You’ve recorded a demo and have had a little airplay on your local college radio station. You’re starting to regularly play shows, and although the band’s not headlining yet, you feel like your playing is solid. Shopping that demo around isn’t doing much for, because none of the labels have ever heard of you. And while you have a close-knit group of people who come out to your shows, most of them are personal friends, or friends or friends. So what’s next? How do you start chipping away at gaining exposure? Here are a couple of tips for promoting your band.Use online communities - Websites which are great tools that I think all musicians should be taking advantage of. The musician’s sites allow bands and artists to sign up and basically receive their own free web space. You can post MP3 files, videos, show dates, and sometimes even post blog entries. This allows you to keep your fans up to date on what’s going on with your band, introduce new songs, and basically engage people that you normally wouldn’t be able to. If the musician’s community you utilize has a message board or forum, definitely get on and participate. One of the greatest things that the internet has to offer musicians is the wealth of knowledge other users have, go ahead and tap it!2. Maintain a website – In addition to musician’s communities, go ahead and start a website for your band.But if you are not very internet savvy, hire a web designer to do this all for you. You can use your website as a base of operations on the internet. Post sample tracks, music lyrics, photos, and show dates. It’s like using a musician’s community, except the only limit to what you can do, is what you can imagine.Flyer shows / Pass out business cards – If your band is serious about gaining ground in the music industry, you’ll need to treat it like a business. So, I would definitely recommend having business cards printed up, with your contact info, and your band’s website address. When you go to your local record store, drop a stack off. When you go out to clubs to see bands play, leave some there. Pass them out to people on the street. Do whatever it takes! An alternative to a traditional business card is the CD business card. This is a wallet sized CD that has all of your business card info printed on it, and also contains files. You can place song samples, photos, whatever you want. Most places that manufacture audio CDs also offer CD business cards at affordable prices.Getting your band from the garage to a major label is not easy by any means. It is a combination of hard work, dedication, and pure luck. But that doesn’t mean that you should not have a focus and a strategy. Like I said earlier in the article, a successful band is run like a successful business. You know your goal, and to reach this goal you need to use every tool at your dispense. These tips are of the many tools that will help you further your music career.

Nepali Music Instruments

Nepalese musical instrument has a very strong relationship with Nepalese culture and religion. Nepal has a lot more tunes and rhythms of its own to share with the rest of the world. The musical traditions of Nepal are as diverse as the various ethnic groups of the country. The most complex musical culture in the Himalayas is that of the “Newars“ in the Kathmandu valley and the “Damai” in the other part of Nepal, which in the course of the past 2000 years has absorbed mostly Indian influences in shaping a unique musical tradition. In Nepal music has been flourished by mainly these two groups of people.
Newar’s culture flourished during the late Malla dynasty from the 15th century up to the 18th century. The Malla kings of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur were devoted patrons of the arts and competed with one another in the beautification and cultural achievements of their kingdoms. Many of these Malla kings themselves excelled as musicians, dancers, poets and town planners.
The Newars live in a Buddhist-Hindu area where the two religions coexist along with a strong influence of Tantric practices and local traditional cults. In the complex Newar caste system both Hindus and Buddhists have found their place. Many of these castes perform their own characteristic musical repertory and ritual duties during festivals and processions. Newar music and dance are always related to ritual and locality. A portion of Newar music is secretly performed during esoteric rites.
Bhaktapur, a Newar farmers’ town at the eastern part of the Kathmandu valley has been able so far to preserve its traditional heritage. In 1989 there were still more than 200 music and dance groups performing regularly. With the influx of tourism and western and far eastern technologies this picture changes rapidly. It is conceivable that these living cultural treasures may vanish within one generation. For the future there needs to be an effective method for the preservation of traditional music and dance.
The other group that has historic touch with Nepalese music is “Damai”. From the prospects of indigenous Nepalese rituals, culture and musical anthropology, the linkage of traditional musicians seems to be tied with the invention of "DAMAHA" (a flat drum generally structured by wood or metal and sometime even by roasted soil especially in "TABLA”, another type of flat twin being used in Nepalese music.)
In Nepalese society, special group plays musical instruments in ceremonies, occasions, etc. to perform the rituals and tradition. These traditional musicians are known as "DUM" as well as "DAMAI".The Nepalese cultural way of perceiving things and words and explaining and naming them, the word "Dum" seems to be derived symbolically after the sound of the traditional Nepali musical instrument "DAMAHA" in the sense that if we listen to the beat of the "DAMAHA" the sound produce is more or less like "DUM". Similarly, the other word "DAMAI" denotes the functional linkage between "DAMAHA" and the person who plays it. The word "DAMAHA" is originated from "SANSKRIT" language. In "SANSKRIT" the person who plays "DAMAHA" is called "YAHA DAMAHA BADYATE". As per the traditional way of synthesizing the long sentences in Nepalese society the above three worded SANSKRIT sentence seems to be synthesized and joined as "DAMA+YAHA" to indicate the drummer and thus this word might have been converted as "DAMAI" in Nepali language.
The early "DAMAIS" later invented another traditional instrument like "sahanai". "DAMAIS" have been playing these musical instruments like sahanai for the generations in special MUHURATAS (time) of special sacred ritual ceremonies like "BRATABANDHA"(a Vedic Brahmanic ritual).
Still today we can see “Damais” playing musical instruments like “damaha”, “sahanai”, “tanpura”, “panche baja”, “narsingha” etc. in special occasions like marriage ceremony, bratabandha, festivals, etc.
Nepalese musical instruments have great importance in Nepalese culture and society. Nepalese musical instruments are played in special ceremony like wedding, bratabandha (a Vedic Brahmanic ritual), and welcome ceremony and in any other ceremony or festivals. Different musical instruments are found in Nepal. Most of them are produced in Nepal. Musical instruments like “madal”(Two sided drum), " sarangi" “damphu”, “damaru”, “basuri” (Flute), “sarangi”, “pancha Baja”, “ghunguru” (Ankle Bells), etc. There are several Nepali instruments, which are unheard, untouched and unexplored and Sarangi is one among them. sarangi musical instrument is played by sarangi. Nepalese musical instruments are enjoyed by all the Nepalese people especially on the occasions, festivals, or any other ceremonies

Nepali pop

Welcome to Nepali Pop Hits, most popular songs from second generation pop singers from 90's. Pop songs in Nepal originated in mid 60s itself with singers like Om Bikram Bista, Harish and even Kumar Basnet. With expection of few notable songs, POP songs (even called western music) couldn't make its presence felt due to heavy dominance of modern songs both by old and new generations of those days.
It wasn't untill early 90's when Crossroad made their debut with Naya Mode, the second generation of Pop music amazingly rose to its pinnacle. With Maya Meri Maya, Sanjay Shrestha and his band brought new wave in the music industry. Following the bagdwon were Sanjeep Pradhan, Bhim Tuladhar, Babin Pradhan, Nepathya, Deepak Bajracharya and many more.
New breed of Rock Bands made their presence felt with introduction 1974 A.D., Mantra, Robin and Revolution, Cobweb, etc. While pop bands like Karma and Uglyz made their way in 2003. Solo 1MB bands are still rocking the charts like Sabin Rai, Adrian, Dipesh Kishore, Sugam Pokhrel, RAju Lama etc.

Indian music

The music of India is one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world. It is said that the origins of this system go back to the Vedas (ancient scripts of the Hindus). Many different legends have grown up concerning the origins and development of Indian classical music. Such legends go a long way in showing the importance that music has in defining Indian culture.However the advent of modern historical and cultural research has also given us a good perspective on the field. This has shown that Indian music has developed within a very complex interaction between different peoples of different races and cultures. It appears that the ethnic diversity of present day India has been there from the earliest of times.The basis for Indian music is "sangeet". Sangeet is a combination of three artforms: vocal music, instrumental music and dance. Although these three artforms were originally derived from the single field of stagecraft. Today these three forms have differentiated into complex and highly refined individual artforms.The present system of Indian music is based upon two important pillars: rag and tal. Rag is the melodic form while tal is the rhythmic. Rag may be roughly equated with the Western term mode or scale. There is a system of seven notes which are arranged in a means not unlike Western scales. However when we look closely we see that it is quite different what we are familiar with.The tal (rhythmic forms) are also very complex. Many common rhythmic patterns exist. They revolve around repeating patterns of beats. The interpretation of the rag and the tal is not the same all over India. Today there are two major traditions of classical music. There is the north Indian and the south Indian tradition. The North Indian tradition is known as Hindustani sangeet and the south Indian is called Carnatic sangeet. Both systems are fundamentally similar but differ in nomenclature and performance practice.Many musical instruments are peculiar to India. The most famous are the sitar and tabla. However there are many more that the average person may not be familiar with.All of this makes up the complex and exciting field of Indian classical music. Its understanding easily consumes an entire lifetime

West African Music

Of music the world over, African music has been the least well-known and the most devalued, which is certainly disconcerting. In the past, it was thought that this music propagated only vague cries and had nothing at all to do with science and art. It is true that the keys to a better understanding of this music were elusive: music and life being intimately connected, it was difficult to separate the various elements. This was a world that did not separate daily life from artistic activity: this interweaving became such that it discouraged analysis, and in the past, it made any attempt at understanding fruitless. An overall anthropological approach must be implemented, in which the social life unveils the musical life, and in which the latter follows from the system of the former, which complicates the approach even more.
To make music in Africa, it suffices for someone to begin in order for a second person to come in unexpectedly by tapping on a makeshift instrument, which can be just a bottle. Then a third person joins in, without doubt a passer-by who happens to come along. This person will trace a few dance steps. Then another person arrives, then still another. Each person fulfills an exact function that is never formulated. Everything happens as if a lesson related to myth were being rehearsed at the subconscious level. For example, it is known that one person will initiate an isochronous rhythmic formula, the basis of the system. Another will vary it, and a third will embellish it. Nevertheless, although this scene suddenly bursts forth full of bonhomie and general mirth, the resonant sound gives the impression of extreme disorder or of performers stamping their feet in place. This has made some think that Black Africa surges more from primitive speech rather than from being aligned in the concert of nations as Africans claim. Furthermore, it is an oral tradition in which history fades into the background. It is also true that the notion of form is a very disconcerting thing in Africa. It never begins at the point where one could expect it. It can fly off somewhere in its development. This music unfolds according to the principle of continual by cyclic variation. One always comes back to the point of departure, which is never the same for each interpretation. Yet in many cases, a certain functionalism dictates African music, however improvised it may be. It obeys well-defined reasons rooted in the social system. It has a role to fulfill, and despite the upheavals of this century, this music still keeps its mark of originality that also confers upon it all of its mystery.

Cultural history of music

According to Easton's Bible Dictionary, Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the Deluge, the first mention of music is in the account of Laban's interview with Jacob (Gen. 31:27). After their triumphal passage of the Red Sea, Moses and the children of Israel sang their song of deliverance (Ex. 15). But the period of Samuel, David, and Solomon was the golden age of Hebrew music, as it was of Hebrew poetry. Music was now for the first time systematically cultivated. It was an essential part of training in the schools of the prophets (1 Sam. 10:5; 19:19-24; 2 Kings 3:15; 1 Chr. 25:6). There now arose also a class of professional singers (2 Sam. 19:35; Eccl. 2:8). Solomon's Temple, however, was the great school of music. In the conducting of its services large bands of trained singers and players on instruments were constantly employed (2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Chr. 15; 16; 23;5; 25:1-6). In private life also music seems to have held an important place among the Hebrews (Eccl. 2:8; Amos 6:4-6; Isa. 5:11, 12; 24:8, 9; Ps. 137; Jer. 48:33; Luke 15:25).
Music and theatre scholars studying the history and anthropology of Semitic and early Judeo-Christian culture, have also discovered common links between theatrical and musical activity in the classical cultures of the Hebrews with those of the later cultures of the Greeks and Romans. The common area of performance is found in a "social phenomenon called litany," a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications. The Journal of Religion and Theatre notes that among the earliest forms of litany, "Hebrew litany was accompanied by a rich musical tradition:"
"While Genesis 4.21 identifies Jubal as the “father of all such as handle the harp and pipe,” the Pentateuch is nearly silent about the practice and instruction of music in the early life of Israel. Then, in I Samuel 10 and the texts which follow, a curious thing happens. “One finds in the biblical text,” writes Alfred Sendrey, “a sudden and unexplained upsurge of large choirs and orchestras, consisting of thoroughly organized and trained musical groups, which would be virtually inconceivable without lengthy, methodical preparation.” This has led some scholars to believe that the prophet Samuel was the patriarch of a school which taught not only prophets and holy men, but also sacred-rite musicians. This public music school, perhaps the earliest in recorded history, was not restricted to a priestly class--which is how the shepherd boy David appears on the scene as a minstrel to King Saul."

American Music

A store for Musicians run by Musicians for 34 years in the Northwest.
In 1973, regional bands and lounge musicians playing one night dance/
concerts had dominated for over a decade. It was a time of 45 single records, AM radio, and powerful agencies booking NW bands from Canada to California. Names like the Kingsman, the Wailers, Paul Revere, The Sonics, Dave Lewis and many others hail from that time. The 70's saw a shift toward bar and tavern jobs as the children of the 60's came of age. This led to the rise of club dance bands playing bluesy rock and R&B, original groups like Jr. Cadillac, Sweet Talkin' Jones, Epicenter, Rail & Co. and show bands like Burgundy Express. American Music was a busy place, supplying the changing needs of working musicians playing up to 6 days a week 5 hrs a night, putting their equipment to demanding use. We were loaning new gear to try out, repairing the old, finding special instruments for musicians and provided a meeting place to meet with other players, and form new bands with new gear needs.
In 1981 large music festivals like Bumbershoot and Bite of Seattle became the reason to add large sound systems to the Rentals division and build up our new specialty in back line: amps keyboards, drums kits and just about anything else concert musicians need. High production values in recording and show bands during the Eighties had raised the stakes to run a performing rock band. NW bands acquired bigger sound and light systems and elaborate multi-keyboard setups led by groups like Heart and Queensryche, Stryker, Epicenter and Push touring and recording in Seattle. Players of the 60's rock touring bands were now working lounges and clubs.
Now that the pro music scene in Seattle was more polished, the underground was heating up: flannel clad musicians hit the streets with a new/old approach featuring a gritty and raw portrayal of life and social issues, a new style would sweep the world with it's popularity. During this time American Music and other music business were promoting NW bands to the rest of the country via the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA). These activities helped set the scene for the music revolution known as the Grunge Explosion of the 90's. American Music was a social center for the group of musicians who founded the guitar bands that would go on to make history, supplying their equipment needs and providing a place to hang and exchange information. Members of bands like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, My Sisters Machine, Alice in Chains, The Posies, The Presidents and many more geared up.
As the 90's closed, the post-Grunge music industry in Seattle was in upheaval. A period when famous groups disbanded, while others became international mega-stars. Big record companies and famous musicians found a home here. Seattle had become a serious music town with management and record company agents, a place where an artist can get signed, and many do. Music styles are morphing into new sounds and new instrumentation, with new song writers and many hopeful performers looking for a chance to move ahead.
Today our staff of musicians continue to play music in the clubs and studios, doing shows, using the gear we carry so their experience can inform their advice and guidance to customers in choosing the right gear. The performers, the hopefuls, the just starting, the famous and the emerging stars are in the store and playing in this city and beyond. In the new century, we're a store run by musicians for musicians, active in the Northwest music community.

Nepali Music and Music Nepal

Nepal Music Center is the vision which is the cooperation program between Music Nepal and Rikskonsertene (Norwegian Concert Institute).Nepal usic Center, NMC in short, is a non profit entity established by Music Nepal for carrying out its non-commercial activities in the field of music and culture. Music Nepal, its shareholders and their family members are the promoters of this non-profit company. Its activities shall be guided by an advisory body which will function as a steering committee for the development of the center. Members of advisory council are drawn from among distinguished personalities from different walks of life.Its mission is to strengthen and stimulate musical life in Nepal, with music education as a special dimension and its mission is to To strengthen and stimulate musical life in Nepal, with music education as a special dimension.

Music in earlier time

Early music is a general term used to describe music in the European classical tradition from after the fall of the Roman Empire, in 476 CE, until the end of the Baroque era in the middle of the 18th century. Music within this enormous span of time was extremely diverse, encompassing multiple cultural traditions within a wide geographic area; many of the cultural groups out of which medieval Europe developed already had musical traditions, about which little is known. What unified these cultures in the Middle Ages was the Roman Catholic Church, and its music served as the focal point for musical development for the first thousand years of this period. Very little non-Christian music from this period survived, due to its suppression by the Church and the absence of music notation; however, folk music of modern Europe probably has roots at least as far back as the Middle Ages.

Rock music

Musical style that arose in the U.S. in the mid-1950s and became the dominant form of popular music in the world. Though rock has used a wide variety of instruments, its basic elements are one or several vocalists, heavily amplified electric guitars (including bass, rhythm, and lead), and drums. It began as a simple style, relying on heavy, dance-oriented rhythms, uncomplicated melodies and harmonies, and lyrics sympathetic to its teenage audience's concerns — young love, the stresses of adolescence, and automobiles. Its roots lay principally in rhythm and blues (R&B) and country music. Both R&B and country existed outside the mainstream of popular music in the early 1950s, when the Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed (1921 – 65) and others began programming R&B, which until then had been played only to black audiences. Freed's success gave currency to the term rock and roll. The highly rhythmic, sensual music of Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, and particularly Elvis Presley in 1955 – 56 struck a responsive chord in the newly affluent postwar teenagers. In the 1960s several influences combined to lift rock out of what had already declined into a bland and mechanical format. In England, where rock's development had been slow, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were found to have retained the freshness of its very early years and achieved enormous success in the U.S., where a new generation had grown up unaware of the musical influences of the new stars. At the same time, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, the Byrds, and others were blending the traditional ballads and verse forms of folk music with rock, and musicians began to explore social and political themes. Performers such as the Grateful Dead, Jim Morrison of the Doors, and Frank Zappa of the Mothers of Invention combined imaginative lyrics with instrumental virtuosity, typically featuring lengthy solo improvisation. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix won large followings with their exotic elaborations on R&B. The 1970s saw the rise of singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon, Neil Young, Elton John, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen, and rock assimilated other forms to produce jazz-rock, heavy metal, and punk rock. In the 1980s the disco-influenced rock of Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Prince was balanced by the post-punk "new wave" music of performers such as Laurie Anderson, Talking Heads (led by David Byrne), and the Eurythmics — all of whom illustrated their songs with music videos. By the 1990s rock music had incorporated grunge, rap, techno, and other forms

Nepali music

Hi! My name is Bimal
I'm taking a college class about Nepali music
and for my final project I'm writing a paper on Nepali lok geet .I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about lok geet and lok pop, and if anyone would be willing to answer any of these questions for me.. I'd really appreciate it, and it would really help me out! Thank you, and have a nice day!What kind of music do you like to listen to? Where do you listen to most of your music? Do you listen to lok geet? What do you like or dislike about it? What about lok pop? What do you feel or think of when you listen to lok geet? In your opinion, does lok geet/pop realistically represent Nepali folk culture? If you live in an urban city, like Kathmandu, do you sometimes feel longing for folk life and life in the rural villages?

Nepali look geet

It is believed that music is universal. It can transcend man-made barriers and boundaries. Political boundaries are there to divide countries but not the human sentiments and art. So is music.
Nepalese music also has significantly drawn from the legacy and contribution of non-Nepalese born music artistes. Those born in Indian states bordering Nepal deserve particular mention here. They include the people of Nepali origin (PNO) from West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kurseong, as well as from Sikkim and Assam in the east, and Dehradun (Uttaranchal) in the west.
Talk of legendary Mitra Sen Magar, or Gopal Yonjan, Ambar Gurung, or Sharan Pradhan, Nepali music have the pride of recognising them as the major signatures. The Indian-born artistes have played a significant role in shaping the broad contours of mainstream Nepali music. There should be no doubt about it.
The making of modern Nepali music may be traced back to the time of Wostaj Seturam Shrestha, the artiste to have the first song from Nepal recorded in a Calcutta studio. It was Rajamati Kumati, a Newari folk song. Sooner did the songs of Master Mitra Sen Magar come from Bhasu, near Dehradun, the capital of the Indian state of Uttaranchal now. Mitra Sen Magar is recognised as one of the pioneer names in modern Nepali music history.

For Nepali music

It is believed that music is universal. It can transcend man-made barriers and boundaries. Political boundaries are there to divide countries but not the human sentiments and art. So is music.
Nepalese music also has significantly drawn from the legacy and contribution of non-Nepalese born music artistes. Those born in Indian states bordering Nepal deserve particular mention here. They include the people of Nepali origin (PNO) from West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kurseong, as well as from Sikkim and Assam in the east, and Dehradun (Uttaranchal) in the west.
Talk of legendary Mitra Sen Magar, or Gopal Yonjan, Ambar Gurung, or Sharan Pradhan, Nepali music have the pride of recognising them as the major signatures. The Indian-born artistes have played a significant role in shaping the broad contours of mainstream Nepali music. There should be no doubt about it.
The making of modern Nepali music may be traced back to the time of Wostaj Seturam Shrestha, the artiste to have the first song from Nepal recorded in a Calcutta studio. It was Rajamati Kumati, a Newari folk song. Sooner did the songs of Master Mitra Sen Magar come from Bhasu, near Dehradun, the capital of the Indian state of Uttaranchal now. Mitra Sen Magar is recognised as one of the pioneer names in modern Nepali music history.

Music for life lyrics

yeah, yeah
it started with rhythms i heard listenin to the wall
the bouncin of basketballs on playgrounds and all
the empty bottles is hollow wind blowin inside em
the flow and the rhymin got my alignment to a science
mixing with my moms in the kitchen, them spoons rattling
pots and pans, faucet water pouring tunes managing
to comefrom all the fussing and ramballing what i know this was,
pure musicuntampered
with and all them fuckin things showbiz does
older thugs showed us stuff, like how to hold a plug
juice from the street life it almost could have blowed us up
crates of records, great sessions, had the whole hood jammin
large speakers fresh made smell the wood sandin
father did his blues, smooth legendary jazz man
saw his wife secondary to his true passion
started with my crew rappin
new jacks in 82
never look back now look what it changed me to,

music marsha (floetry)

we gotta believe the future, we gotta believe the past
we gotta believe in more, they know that we have
we gotta believe each other, we gotta open up our minds
coz music is for life

Hi-tek
whats the difference between me and you
is im a real cognisor of this rap shit i really do it
my whole life man is really music through
my bass line im living through it
another expression of life i couldnt live
without i like my music straight pure not watered down
damn it feels good to fulfil my dreams of getting out the hood
kept me busy, gave me a chance to stop selling drugs
spending time in the basement kept me from acktin up
zoneing out, wishin dre could check it
out im here now
i cant believe the proof in the pudding, everything happen for a reason
through this music im able to feed my family
when im stressed out its my sanity
its a life style, all on the street, in here hollywood
music in my DNA, its my lively hood, music

chorus

Common
keep the music alive
the good and the strong survive
i close my eyes and imagine i was jackson 5
randy and michael going through lifes
cycle music allowed me to let life go
so vital to a youngster comin up amoung street hustlers
the big beat would touch us in such a special place
given the ghetto a taste of what freedom is like
i reached the point in my life when i was needing a mic
no second guessing, self expression, and lessons learned
aggression became sessions where sess was burned
put my soul into it, now my feet is firm
in the game where a name is hard to earn
and hot cats careers get scarred and burned
through the years mine took a godly turn
this is the story of my life man trapped in the verse
no matter money or the movies, music is first

not sure if its all right but i couldnt find this any where so i decided to do it myself