How Did The Cherokee Influence Indian Culture

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During the period between 1962 and 1970, one of history’s most popular and respected bands hit the scene introducing a wide variety of culture to America’s growingly diverse atmosphere. This newly distinguished band as then known as The Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were the faces behind the famous group also known as “The Fabulous Four”. From the United Kingdom’s city of Liverpool, the band itself already was a foreign influence to the United States, however, this band also managed to introduce other cultures of music to themselves and their enthusiasts. The culture of India was one particular culture that generated several prosperous hits by the band. India is a large South Asian country, which is …show more content…

On April 13, 1966, The Beatles recorded “Love You Too”, which is still regarded as a groundbreaking presentation of non-western form. Not too long after that song was recorded The Beatles recorded another Indian style song titled “Tomorrow Never Knows” on April 22, 1966. Two years later, The Beatles recorded another hit from their nine Indian styled songs known as “Across The Universe”. All three of these songs share characteristics associated to Indian style music such as chanting choruses and the primary vibrations corresponding to the sitar. With numerous nations turning their attention to the increasingly aspiring group, different cultures were able to garb a musical taste of their neighboring country’s customs. Even though, The Beatles has great influence on India by expressing India’s music through their songs, The Beatles were able to put India’s overlooked classical music culture into terms a nation could relate to due to the Indian style chanting, the use of the sitar, and three popular Indian style …show more content…

It became known as the Classical Indian music genre because it was some of the first origins of the India’s traditional musical culture. Classical Indian style music is composed of both Hindustani and Carnatic music which can either be sung or chanted. The history from the Classical Indian music genre is what helped to develop many of the other various genres of Indian music. When The Beatles brought India’s musical culture to other nations it helped to bring about more recognition and interest in India’s classical music history

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