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Blog 9 Raj
Sema or Sama ceremony is a Sufi ceremony that is worship and performs by Mevlevi. In Mevlevi tradition, music gives a dancing power to the learners, by spinning their physical body that moves and turns slowly and gracefully, this dancing style is called “Whirling Dervishes”. They believe that the dance movements; their upside right […]
Blog 8 Raj
I choose the country music genre, title “The Pill” released in 1975 by an American country music singer Loretta Lynn. The song was written even earlier by multiple writers; Lorene Allen, Don Machan, T.D. Bayless and Loretta Lynn herself. This song was recorded back in 1972 the same year birth control was legalized for all […]
Blog 7 Raj
I belong to a country Nepal, where ethnic group and caste system is considered as ethnicity, whereas I belong to the brahmin – second-largest, ethnic group of Nepal. This ethnic group speaks the national language Nepali, wears Nepalis costumes, follows the Hindu religion, celebrate the national festival and mainly enjoy Nepali folk music with traditional […]
Blog 6 Raj
As per the textbook “Libertango” originally called “Tango” performed in the smoky bars and dancehalls in the capital city; Buenos Aires of Argentina in the 1890s. It begins from the poor and broken but well-dressed young people by creating the dance that has the flavor of urban street life in earlier days. So, the […]
Blog 5 Raj
Among the different concert traditions, I would be more comfortable at the jazz club as an audience. I haven’t been to any jazz club but as far I have seen the jazz club performance on the television, I enjoyed it. I like its music that comes out by playing multiple instruments like trumpet, saxophone, guitar, […]
Blog 4 Raj
The video clip I chose is from the movie “Apocalypse Now (1979)”. The clip’s description as per the admin of an online site, Vidnews.Org said as “Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) attacks a Vietnamese village from the air while the music of Wagner rings out as a battle cry and intimidation tactic”. So, at […]
Raj Blog 3
“Flute” is one of the musical instruments that I have chosen for my blog. The flute is an areophane which is also called a reedless wind instrument because it produces its sound from the flow of air from mouth and control by hand on the instrument. The flute is made up of wood or […]
Ghimire Blog 2
The song I chose for my blog is “Umbrella” by Barbadian/American singer Rihanna and featured by American rapper Jay-Z from her album “Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)”. This pop genre music has been awarded several times and this song became the biggest hit of 2007. This is the first song that I like to listen, […]
Ghimire Blog 1
I found the Twentieth – Century Period (ca. 1900 – 2000) is one of the most interesting periods among six music periods. In this period the technology and lifestyles alone did not change but also explores new styles of music. The most exciting part of this period is an introduction to different styles of music […]
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