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  2. List of classical and art music traditions - Wikipedia

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    Now practiced in North Africa in the form of the Andalusi nubah, [12] this tradition has also had considerable effect on Ottoman classical music, especially in the Sephardic romance and Maftirim repertoire. [13] Ottoman classical music: At least 3rd century AD (as Persian traditional music), emerged as a unique tradition in the 17th century. [9 ...

  3. Ceremonial drum - Wikipedia

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    The naqqara was part of the courtly ceremonial music naubat from the Middle East to India.The ceremonial orchestra was only allowed to act on the instructions of the ruler. A sign of her special power was that Nur Jahan (1577–1645), wife of the Indian mogul Jahangir, was allowed to play the ceremonial drum even in the presence of her husban

  4. Music of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Umhlanga is known for its dance, performed exclusively by women, and its 5-day ceremony, which involves reed-cutting. [1] Traditional instruments used include: the kudu horn, calabash, rattles, makeyana and reed flute. [1] With Eswatini being a small country, there's only a handful of artists who have made a name worth remembering in the music ...

  5. Inuit music - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Inuit music (sometimes Eskimo music, Inuit-Yupik music, Yupik music or Iñupiat music), the music of the Inuit, Yupik, and Iñupiat, has been based on drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq [1] (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad.

  6. Sub-Saharan African music traditions - Wikipedia

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    In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the use of music is not limited to entertainment: it serves a purpose to the local community and helps in the conduct of daily routines. Traditional African music supplies appropriate music and dance for work and for religious ceremonies of birth, naming, rites of passage, marriage and funerals. [1]

  7. Music of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The music of Sri Lanka has its roots in five primary influences: ancient folk rituals, Hindu religious traditions, Buddhist religious traditions, the legacy of European colonisation, and the commercial and historical influence of nearby Indian culture—specifically, Kollywood cinema and Bollywood cinema.

  8. Navajo song ceremonial complex - Wikipedia

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    This ceremony lasts for four nights and five days and occurs as close as possible to when a child experiences her first menstruation. [3] During this ceremony, the initiate will have an adult female mentor, known as the Ideal Woman, who is a prime example of someone who follows the Navajo ceremonies and also resembles characteristics of the ...

  9. Pendet dance - Wikipedia

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    Pendet dancers bring flowers in small Bokor, silver bowls containing flowers in a ceremony. They spread the flowers around the temple. At the end of the performance, the maiden dancers would throw and sprinkle the flower petals towards the guests. This dance is a symbol of welcoming gods, spirits, and guests in some ritual ceremonies in Bali.