Let the music play!
Can you imagine a life void of music? Absolutely NOT! Whether you admit it or not, music permeates our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. Music is harmony and music is beauty. Music has the quality of expressing the inexpressible. One cannot approach music with one’s own peculiar likes, dislikes or tastes, which are all a part of one’s own conditioning. Music is something both extraordinarily complex and incredibly simple at the same time.
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`Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent`- Victor Hugo
Can you imagine a life void of music? Absolutely NOT! Whether you admit it or not, music permeates our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. Music is harmony and music is beauty. Music has the quality of expressing the inexpressible. One cannot approach music with one’s own peculiar likes, dislikes or tastes, which are all a part of one’s own conditioning. Music is something both extraordinarily complex and incredibly simple at the same time.Roots of World Music day
World Music Day also known as Fete de la Musique, was a music festival that began in France in 1982.The idea was conceived by French Minister of Culture, Jack Lang in 1981. Since then June 21st has been celebrated every year as World Music Day. Today, it has spread to Argentina, Australia, Britain, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Costa Rica, China, India, Lebanon, Pakistan and many other countries.
On this day, the musicians perform for free in open areas. Free concerts are organized in parks, museums, train stations, castles etc. This is done to promote music, making all genres of music accessible to the public. It gives an opportunity to communicate and share special bond through music.
The term ‘World Music’ includes traditional as well as non-western music. It is folk music of any culture, created and played by indigenous people. It is a classical form of music accompanied by traditional ethnic instruments, some prominent forms are –
Japanese Koto music, India raga music, Tibetan chants and South African `township music`.
Genres
India, being a land of unity in diversity with various cultures, traditions, art forms, every region has its own unique musical form. While there are various genres, Indian classical music has been divided into North Indian tradition known as Hindustani music and Carnatic music belonging to South India.
But apart from these, there are varied forms such as – Bhangra, Bhajans or devotional, Ghazals and Qawwalis, Indi-pop, Folk, Tribal, Film songs, Remixes, Fusion. While, Bhangra is a dance oriented folk music, Bhavageete (literally `devotional song`) is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Qawwali is a Sufi form of devotional music based on Hindustani classical.
And in the West, we have Metal, Punk, Rock, Hip-Hop, Hard Rock, alternative, Experimental, Country, Disco, Funk, Classical, Progressive, Trance, Techno, Ska, Reggae music.
Trance Music was developed in early quarters of 20th century and is generally played in club houses and dance floors. Indigenous Country Music born of the US is in form of folk, Celtic, church, gospels and tribal music, while, Pop Music is both classical and folk.
Reggae is a music genre developed in late 1960`s. Its lyrics deal with faith, love, sexuality, relationships, injustice etc. Hip-hop is both a cultural movement and genre of music developed in New York City in 1970`s by African Americans and Latin Americans.The good, the bad and the ugly
Music is an important form of communication. It’s a reflection of society in a particular time and place. Music needs no boundaries, it bonds us irrespective of who we are, and where are we from.
Not only it’s a source of entertainment but it also acts as a medium to convey messages, of how things are, and what lies ahead in the future. Michael Jackson`s song `Heal the world’ sounds beautiful as well as inspiring as it echoes noble thoughts.
There`s A Place In
Your Heart, And I Know That It Is Love, And This Place Could
Be Much Brighter Than Tomorrow, And If You Really Try
You`ll Find There`s No Need
To Cry,In This Place You`ll Feel
There`s No Hurt Or Sorrow
There Are Ways To Get There
If You Care Enough For The Living
Make A Little Space, Make A Better Place...
Heal The World,
Make It A Better Place, For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying, If You Care Enough
For The Living, Make A Better Place
For You And For Me
If You Want To Know Why
There`s A Love That Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong, It Only Cares For
Joyful Giving
If We Try, We Shall See
In This Bliss
We Cannot Feel, Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And Start Living
Then It Feels That Always
Love`s Enough For Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...
And The Dream We Were
Conceived In, Will Reveal A Joyful Face
And The World We Once Believed In
Will Shine Again In Grace
Then Why Do We Keep Strangling Life
Wound This Earth, Crucify Its Soul
Though It`s Plain To See, This World Is Heavenly
Be God`s Glow
We Could Fly So High
Let Our Spirits Never Die
In My Heart, I Feel You Are All
My Brothers
Create A World With No Fear
Together We`ll Cry Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn their Swords
Into Plowshares
We Could Really Get There
If You Cared Enough for The Living
Make A Little Space,
To Make A Better Place...
You And For Me
Music also grants us the freedom of expression. Like in late 1980`s and 90`s, young black Americans coming out of the Civil Rights Movement used this to show the limitation of the movement. It used Hip-hop to voice their issues. It lets them the world to be noticed.
But inspite of all these social impacts, there have been negative aspects as well. Some of the most popular songs in Hip-hop genre have negatively influenced violence, drugs, alcohol, sex and disrespect for authorities, which is detrimental to the lives and education of the youngsters.Festivals
There are many World Music festivals and jazz/folk/roots/new age crossover events.
The Ariano Folkfestival is the biggest World Music festival in southern Italy, is held in mid August.
The California World Music Festival is held each July at Nevada County Fairgrounds.
The World Sacred Music Festival is held annually in Olympia, Washington State.
FloydFest in Floyd, Virginia, USA.
The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg, New York, USA.
Rainforest World Music Festival is another world music festival held in Malaysia.
Stern Grove festival is a San Francisco celebration of musical and cultural diversity.
The Starwood Festival in New York has been held in July every year since 1981.
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