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Coltrane's name is inextricably linked to the emergence of modal Jazz in 1958 on Miles Davis' album Milestones and it is believed that modal Jazz was inspired by Indian music. Indian influence is an important issue in the later music of Coltrane such as the album Kulu Sé Mama (1965) and also of musicians such as Yusef Lateef and Ornette Coleman.
Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
Batish is presently on the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz [4] where he teaches Indian music percussion theory and practice. Upon the invitation of the university, Ashwin will be teaching a five-week 2020 Summer intensive called Raga Jazz – an application of Indian music to Western Instruments. [5]
Andalusian classical music; Indian classical music; Korean court music; Persian classical music; Ottoman music (Turkish classical music) Western classical music. Early music. Medieval music (500–1400) Ars antiqua (1170–1310) Ars nova (1310–1377) Ars subtilior (1360–1420) Renaissance music (1400–1600) Baroque music (1600–1750) Galant ...
Bambuco – a Colombian music style based on waltz and polska. Banda music – brass-based Mexican music. Bangsawan – a style of Malay opera based on Indian styles introduced by immigrants. Bantowbol – a Cameroonian style of accordion music. Barbershop music – a style of a capella close harmony vocal music that is generally performed in ...
The music drew upon the West African Kaiso and French/European influences, and arose as a means of communication among the enslaved Africans. Kaiso is still used today as a synonym for calypso in Trinidad and some other islands, often by traditionalists, and is also used as a cry of encouragement for a performer, similar to bravo or olé .
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The Sounds of India is an album by Ravi Shankar which introduces and explains Hindustani classical music to Western audiences. Released by Columbia Records in 1957, it was influenced by Ali Akbar Khan's The Sounds of India, [1] and recorded and produced by George Avakian in 1957 at Columbia's New York studio.