Bhangra OCR GCSE

What region of India is the Bhangra from?

• Punjab

• Haryana

• Maharashtra

• Assam

Which is the double-sided barrel drum that creates the beat to which the Bhangra is danced?

• Dhol

• Chimta

• Dhad

• Conga

Traditional Bhangra is a peasant dance to celebrate the harvest?

• True

• False

Bhangra also became popular at...

• Funerals

• Weddings and celebrations

• School

• Restaurants

The Indian drum used is called the...

• Dhol

• Tabla

• Djembe

• Snare

The Dhol drum plays the (blank) rhythm

• Four on the floor

• Back-beat

• Swung

• Chaal

The Dhol drum is played with...

• Foot

• Voice

• Two sticks

• Hand

The Chaal rhythm is highly...

• Syncopated

• On the beat

• Back beat

• Swung

Describe the melodies often heard in Bhangra

• One note

• Very big range

• Disjunct

• Very narrow range

The lyrics in Bhangra are usually...

• Lighthearted

• About politics

• Serious

• About the history of Indian