Popular Music - Genres

Give 10 popular genres

• pop

• rock

• rap

• hip hop

• reggae

• r&b

• bhangra

• fusion

What was bhangra music traditionally?

• Bhangra was originally a type of folk dance music from Punjab in India. Workers in the fields would sing songs to the rhythm of the dhol drum. These songs were used to celebrate annual events, such as the harvest, and many of the song movements refer to field workers collecting the crops.

What is modern bhangra like?

• Bhangra music has been interweaved with instruments and production techniques from the UK such as synthesisers and sampling

What instruments are used in bhangra music?

• dhol drum

• tumbi

• sitar

• electronic mixing

What are bhangra melodies like?

• microtonal intervals

• conjunct

What is fusion?

• when two different styles are mixed together. This can be two styles of popular music e.g. ‘rap metal’, or could combine a popular music genre with other styles, folkrock, gospel, world music, classical to create a new and interesting sound