adjusted by ear. The various sizes of Ektara are soprano‚ tenor‚ and bass. The bass ektara‚ sometimes called a dotara often has two strings (as literally implied by do‚ "two"). In Sindhi and Punjabi folk music Nowadays the ektara is widely used by folk singers especially by Sufi singers in Punjab and Sindh. Traditional and modern forms of bhangra sometimes use an ektara or tumbi to accompany the singer and dhol. On the occasion of "Urs" held in memory of the renowned saint
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Filipino rondalla represents a national heritage that is locally unique yet globally connected. A tradition that evolved from the Spanish comparza estudiantina‚ the rondalla has been adopted‚ modified and developed by the Filipino to express a national folk life and social environment (mntherlands.com/dir/_page/101006/index.php). Rondalla music in the Philippines has been present through many decades and has had continued success in the major sectors of society like in schools‚ church and some government
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and traditional music have the same symbol-value. Beside‚ in education‚ learning about traditional music can help student understand about their country. For example‚ learning music about wars can help student know more about history while learning folk songs‚ students can understand and love the real life more and more. However‚ learning international music is the way to reach the world and join new community. Both kinds of music have education-value too. Finally‚ misunderstanding in the importance
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All around the world‚ people use music to express themselves‚ have fun‚ tell stories and tell of historical events. Likewise‚ the song The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald‚ was written by Gordon Lightfoot to not only tell the historical story of the night it sank‚ but also to show commemoration to those who lost their lives. According to Lightfoot‚ out of all his songs‚ this is the one he is most proud of‚ and for a good reason. (McCall‚ 2000) Through a unique combination of song characteristics such
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During what many would consider to be the golden age of American popular music‚ many songs were being written by immigrants or first generation Americans growing up in cities at the turn of the twentieth century. However‚ one of the most notable of these writers came from the southern United States. His southern background would influence his music throughout his entire career. His ability to incorporate images of nature into his songs‚ discuss love and the value of family and write songs that
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Fast Food Nation By: Eric Schlosser (Logos) Eric Schlosser clearly is no fan of fast food. Schlosser argues that fast food chains are a major factor in causing obesity and ill health of Americans. To support his arguments against the fast food industry‚ the author‚ Mr. Eric Schlosser‚ spent over two years traveling around the world researching. Schlosser’s main point throughout the book would be that fast food giants have negatively impacted American culture‚ and has contributed to urban sprawl
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instruments that don’t use people’s hands.. Ancient musicians made their living travelling around and playing their instruments. They asked for money or food from the people they composed for‚ instead of just money. They would tell stories and sing folk songs. They had no permanent homes. The people that used to be bards are now what we call musicians‚ but musicians in this day and age would rather have money than anything else. In the Middle ages mainly Christian Church that dominated in Europe
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY READING ASSIGNMENT – FAST FOOD NATION INTRODUCTION to Fast Food Nation (Amazon.com excerpt) On any given day‚ one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant‚ without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American‚ and harmless‚ as apple pie. But the industry ’s drive for consolidation‚ homogenization‚ and speed has radically transformed America ’s diet
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Crisis developed a few weeks after Dylan began performing it These popular songs ("Blowin’ in the Wind"‚ "A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall") marked a new direction in songwriting‚ blending a stream-of-consciousness‚ imagist-lyrical attack with traditional folk form‚ something Bob Dylan was renowned for. These labelled ‘protest songs’ became anthems for the American civil-right anti-war movements. His songs‚ and lyrics‚ have incorporated various political‚ social‚ and philosophical influences and appealed
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Bang Kieu – Lam Anh‚ and Ve Day Nghe Em by Khanh Ly – Nguyen Ngoc Ngan. The concert began with the piece of songs about family. The song Vong Co Thieng Lieng Tinh Me was written by Vien Chau and performed by Huong Giang – Huong Thuy is a wonderful folk song about the love of mother to her daughter. The song tell a story about a single mother in the countryside. She is really poor but she raises her daughter with all of her love. She may don’t eat anything for whole day to save money to buy milk for
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