This country's classical music tradition includes Carnatic and Hindustani music which

have developed over many centuries.

This is a style of singing developed into a strong and diverse tradition

over several centuries becoming an established part of contemporary tradition

in India.

This is a sacred text, were sung as Samagana and not chanted. It is the

third of the four Vedas of Hinduism but ranks next to Rig Veda in terms of its

sanctity and liturgical importance.

It is also sung in the Samagana traditional singing style. It is counted

as first among the four canonical sacred text of Hinduism known as Vedas.

This traditional music refers to south India, and directed to a Hindu god.

This traditional music goes back to Vedic period times around 1000 BC

What is the most common style of singing in North India and what does it translate to?

This country's sound was formed with multiple influences not only from the various parts of South Asia

but it also includes diverse elements from Central Asia, Persia, Turkey and the Arab world.

This Pakistani vocal style is mostly secular. Traditional expressions of love, separation and loneliness. It tells

about both the pain of loss of a lover and the beauty of love in

spite of that pain.

This Pakistani vocal style is mostly religious. The devotional music of the Christi Order.