The Music of South Asia

Upon gaining control in Kabul in 1996, the Taliban issued a decree stating that those with ______ would be imprisoned.

In a Carnatic kriti, the pallavi is a section that roughly corresponds to a(n):

Raga is a scale. If we think of a continuum with a basic scale at one end and a tune at the other, raag falls in between

Raga are often associated with a specific time of day or season in which they are meant to be performed.

Define the idea of tala:

Name the musical section that begins a Hindustani instrumental performance and features free rhythm raga improvisation.

True or False? Qawwali is considered the national music of India.

True or False? Bollywood films emphasize Indian music and dance:

The standard instrumentation for Qawwli is:

Name the two major systems of Indian classical music:

“The Trinity” are three composers considered responsible for fully developing Carnatic music.

A guru-shishya relationship is the basis of:

True or False? Afghan singer Ahmed Zamir is often referred to as “the Afghan Frank Sinatra.”