Quiz 3

Bollywood

The Mumbai film industry

Filmi

Sentimental songs and dance songs found in Bollywood films.

Bollywood

The Mumbai film industry

Filmi

Sentimental songs and dance songs found in Bollywood films.

Playback Singers

'voiceover' vocalists

Ravi Shankar

An innovative choreographer and sitar virtuoso known for putting Indian music and culture on the map

Zakir Hussain

An Indian tabla virtuoso, son of Ustad Alla Rakha, who has worked with prominent artists like Ravi Shankar and George Harrison.

AR Rahman

Indian composer known for the song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' (1998) and influential in Bollywood music.

Gharib eh Ashena

A popular song performed by the Iranian singer Googoosh.

Umm Kulthum

virtuoso Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress

Bhangra

indian dance music that emphasizes percussion, socially-conscious lyrics, and distinctive beat

Rai

Algerian folk music that evolved into a pop style in the 1980s.

Enka

Japanese 20th Century nostalgic pop

Hibari Misora

Japanese singer, actress, and cultural icon
Kanashii Sake (1966)

A five-note scale used by many musical cultures?
pentatonic scale
A vocal vibrato oscillation used in Japanese pop?
kobushi

Karaoke

japanese audience participatory instrumental soundtrack culture

K-Pop

South Korean style of music, dance, and imagery

Mandopop

Mandarin language pop music that emerged in the 1930s, the first Chinese style to gain international recognition.

Cui Jian

Considered one of the earliest Chinese rock stars, known for his anthem related to the Tiananmen Square protest.

Yuanshengtai

A style of music influenced by rural folk elements, referred to as the 'natural style of music' in China.

kobushi

A vocal vibrato oscillation used in Japanese pop

pentatonic scale

A five-note scale used by many musical cultures

Idol Culture

systematically managed K-Pop artists and fan bases

Googoosh

Singer and actress who remained in Tehran after the Iranian Revolution
Gharib eh Ashena (1972)

dangdut

Indonesian pop with tabla accents on 1st and 4th beats

kroncong

small lute

Teresa Teng

“When Will You Return?” 1978