MUSIC

OF
PAKISTAN
 CAPITAL RELIGION
 Islamabad  Islam

LARGEST CITY DEMONYM

 Karachi  Pakistani

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

 Urdu
 PAKISTAN
 PAKISTAN is known for its unique
vocals.
 Influences of distinctive Pakistani sound:
o Various parts of South Asia
o Central Asia
o Persia
o Turkey, and
o Arab world
 VOCAL
MUSIC
OF PAKISTAN
 GHAZAL
 Traditional expressions of love,
separation, and loneliness. It tells
about both pain of loss of the lover
and the beauty of love in spite of that
pain.
 Can be sung by both men and
women.
 QAWWALI
 The devotional music of Christi
Order.
 Originally performed mainly at Sufi
shrines throughout the subcontinent
and gained mainstream popularity.
 INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC OF PAKISTAN
 PUNJABI MUSIC

 Punjabi music Bhangra, one of the

strengthens the most recognized forms
importance of musical of Punjab, is based on
instruments in Pakistan. the drum rhythm of
dhol.
SIGNIFICANT INSTRUMENTS OF
PAKISTAN

TABLA DHOLAK
SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANT INSTRUMENTS
INSTRUMENTS OF
OF
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN

RUBAB HARMONIUM
ACTIVITY
TIME!
 PEACE, ORDER, AND ORGANIZE!

VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

 Compare and contrast the

PAKISTAN INDIA
vocal/instrumental music SIMILARITIES
of Pakistan from the music
of India. Draw this
diagram on a sheet of
paper and fill in the spaces.
DIFFERENCES
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