Arabic and Indian Cultures

                 One of the main instruments they use in Indian cultures is the Tabla/ Darbuka. We watched a video in class today and I thought it was really cool how they played it. I learned in the article that the deep bass sound is called the drum and the player strikes the head near the center with the length of the fingers and palm and takes hand off head for an open sound. The risk player is the rhythm master and single-handedly controls the speed and dynamic of the entire orchestra. 

        

             Arabic culture have different types of sacred dances such as the Hadra, the Dhikr, and the Sama. These sacred dances are related to the dominant religion of the Arab world which is the Islam. Also, these dances are practiced collectively during religious festivals like Ramadan. 

       

            The dress for Indian women devoid of caste, creed, and culture is sari. Sari is a four to nine yard unstitched garment draped in different styles and worn on an upper stitched garment called choli (blouse). In Punjab the traditional dress is Salwar kameez and in Rajasthan it is Gaga Choli or also known as Lehenga. In Kerala an older version of sari called Mundum Neriyathum is the traditional dress, where Mundu forms the lower garment and Neriyathu is the upper garment.