Indian Music Video Clips suitable for teaching English Schools

lindsejwhite · Mar 14th, 2008, 18:30

Hi all,

I'm hoping you can help...... I am a music teacher for a secondary school in South Yorkshire, England and due to teach my year 8's (12-13yr)Traditional Indian Music after the Easter Break. I am looking for video clips that I can download to show them and was wondering whether you could recommend any.

I am actually visiting India for 2 weeks over the Easter Period so hope I will get the opportunity to video the real macoy!! But just in case the camera doesn't work for some reason, I need some other sources as well..

PS I'm having some difficulty downloading from Youtube so other sites, links would be much appreciated.

Thanks a million

Lindsey

nayan · Mar 14th, 2008, 18:42

What kind of traditional Indian music?
hindustani classical?
carnatic classical?
semi-classicals?
folk music (hundreds of different kinds/schools in different languages)?
vocal or instrumental?

lindsejwhite · Mar 16th, 2008, 15:09

Any examples of Raga would be good!

Nick-H · Mar 16th, 2008, 18:51

Google searches for

carnatic mp3
hindustani mp3

both give results and are as good a place to start as any.

Which part of India are you coming to? The north has Hindustani and the South has Carnatic music --- but you probably knew that.

CDs are much cheaper here: you will be able to pick up a handful for very little money.

By the way, where about in England are you? London has quite a lot of classical Indian music, and even other places do to. If your area has a Sri-Lankan community, dig into it a little and you might uncover some carnatic music going on.

Valini · Mar 16th, 2008, 23:26

Hi Lindsey,
I'm afraid i can't help too much on the music scene other than suggest googling etc but I don't suppose you're from Sunny Donny are you???
In S Yorks, there's such a large indian community settled with social groups and whathaveyou that you could probably meet some really interesting people who'd be only too pleased to share their record collection!
best o luck lass

Nick-H · Mar 17th, 2008, 00:13

Quote:

I am a music teacher for a secondary school in South Yorkshire

Doh!

Sorry, I forgot that you'd already told us that.

vodcaa · Mar 17th, 2008, 04:39

Hi there Lindse, the best and easy to learn Indian music for kids and almost anyone is Punjabi,,,, its sweet and it does sound like bit of Hindi(the first language of India) ,, guess what i have a song for you, its traditional and easymoves, itss folk so it has meaning to it as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriPRbPRr-Y

you can download the video by going to this site http://www.ripzor.com/youtuberipper.html

If you want i can pop a cd in post ,,, i wont mind.

lindsejwhite · Mar 19th, 2008, 16:06

Thanks for all the posts guys!! I'm actually from Sheffield.... I've checked out some of the google links you have suggested and that ripzor.com is great.

Traveling to Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Jodhpur and back to Delhi. We only have 2 weeks, fitting it into the Easter holidays!!!!

I'm so excited now, only 2 more sleeps until we go!! I'm really looking forward to experiencing the contrast in music, and hopefully bringing those experiences back to the kids. I will most definately look into getting some CD's over there, but I was really trying to get videos I can show the Year 8's so they can understand the atmosphere the Raga creates. Maybe I'll be able to pick up some DVD's????

Thanks again!!

Valini · Mar 19th, 2008, 16:35

hi again Lindsey,

Look out for "VCD"S. Just like a dvd but cheaper and split onto two cd's (a film length). They're really practical and play on computers as well as dvd players. hey're about half price of indian dvd's.
I'm sure you'll pick up some really good stuff! Enjoy your holiday

Nick-H · Mar 19th, 2008, 18:35

They are half (or worse) the quality too, but, until recently, DVDs had not really taken off here, and the cheaper VCD was very common.

You can also get MP3 discs too, but I don't know what quality to expect.

Come to South India next, and enjoy our Carnatic (South Indian) classical music. Come to Chennai in December/January, where what is possibly the biggest musical event in the world goes on: more than a month and thousands of concerts!

Valini · Mar 20th, 2008, 00:51

that sounds like a wild time Nick! very nice, just not as easy to get a substantial time off work at tht time of year!
who knows, good to keep in mind for music lovers for sure

Darmabum · Mar 20th, 2008, 01:03

Lindsey - check out this site . . . much of it is in French but lots of good information to be found.
homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html

kpnuts · Mar 20th, 2008, 01:05

intitle:"index.of" (mp3|mp4|avi) raga -htm -html -asp -cf -jsp -php

i search by typing above in google search, or replace the word with sitar/sarod/indian etc

Mar 14th, 2008, 18:30	#1
lindsejwhite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 8	Indian Music Video Clips suitable for teaching English Schools Hi all, I'm hoping you can help...... I am a music teacher for a secondary school in South Yorkshire, England and due to teach my year 8's (12-13yr)Traditional Indian Music after the Easter Break. I am looking for video clips that I can download to show them and was wondering whether you could recommend any. I am actually visiting India for 2 weeks over the Easter Period so hope I will get the opportunity to video the real macoy!! But just in case the camera doesn't work for some reason, I need some other sources as well.. PS I'm having some difficulty downloading from Youtube so other sites, links would be much appreciated. Thanks a million Lindsey

Mar 16th, 2008, 18:51	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,888	Google searches for carnatic mp3 hindustani mp3 both give results and are as good a place to start as any. Which part of India are you coming to? The north has Hindustani and the South has Carnatic music --- but you probably knew that. CDs are much cheaper here: you will be able to pick up a handful for very little money. By the way, where about in England are you? London has quite a lot of classical Indian music, and even other places do to. If your area has a Sri-Lankan community, dig into it a little and you might uncover some carnatic music going on. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Darmabum Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho Posts: 794	Lindsey - check out this site . . . much of it is in French but lots of good information to be found. homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

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Valini Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bdx,FR--Kanpur Posts: 347	Hi Lindsey, I'm afraid i can't help too much on the music scene other than suggest googling etc but I don't suppose you're from Sunny Donny are you??? In S Yorks, there's such a large indian community settled with social groups and whathaveyou that you could probably meet some really interesting people who'd be only too pleased to share their record collection! best o luck lass

Mar 17th, 2008, 04:39	#7
vodcaa Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bradford Posts: 7	Hi there Lindse, the best and easy to learn Indian music for kids and almost anyone is Punjabi,,,, its sweet and it does sound like bit of Hindi(the first language of India) ,, guess what i have a song for you, its traditional and easymoves, itss folk so it has meaning to it as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriPRbPRr-Y you can download the video by going to this site http://www.ripzor.com/youtuberipper.html If you want i can pop a cd in post ,,, i wont mind.

Mar 19th, 2008, 16:06	#8
lindsejwhite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 8	Thanks for all the posts guys!! I'm actually from Sheffield.... I've checked out some of the google links you have suggested and that ripzor.com is great. Traveling to Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Jodhpur and back to Delhi. We only have 2 weeks, fitting it into the Easter holidays!!!! I'm so excited now, only 2 more sleeps until we go!! I'm really looking forward to experiencing the contrast in music, and hopefully bringing those experiences back to the kids. I will most definately look into getting some CD's over there, but I was really trying to get videos I can show the Year 8's so they can understand the atmosphere the Raga creates. Maybe I'll be able to pick up some DVD's???? Thanks again!!

Mar 19th, 2008, 16:35	#9
Valini Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bdx,FR--Kanpur Posts: 347	hi again Lindsey, Look out for "VCD"S. Just like a dvd but cheaper and split onto two cd's (a film length). They're really practical and play on computers as well as dvd players. hey're about half price of indian dvd's. I'm sure you'll pick up some really good stuff! Enjoy your holiday

Mar 19th, 2008, 18:35	#10
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,888	They are half (or worse) the quality too, but, until recently, DVDs had not really taken off here, and the cheaper VCD was very common. You can also get MP3 discs too, but I don't know what quality to expect. Come to South India next, and enjoy our Carnatic (South Indian) classical music. Come to Chennai in December/January, where what is possibly the biggest musical event in the world goes on: more than a month and thousands of concerts!

Mar 20th, 2008, 00:51	#11
Valini Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bdx,FR--Kanpur Posts: 347	that sounds like a wild time Nick! very nice, just not as easy to get a substantial time off work at tht time of year! who knows, good to keep in mind for music lovers for sure

Mar 20th, 2008, 01:05	#13
kpnuts Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Loonydon Posts: 92	intitle:"index.of" (mp3\|mp4\|avi) raga -htm -html -asp -cf -jsp -php i search by typing above in google search, or replace the word with sitar/sarod/indian etc

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