Pakistan has a unique musical culture influenced by Central Asia, South Asia, Persia, Turkey, and the Arab world. Vocal styles include ghazal, a poetic form expressing love and loss that can be sung by both men and women, and qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufi order typically performed at shrines. Instrumental music is strengthened by instruments from Punjab like dhol drums in bhangra. Significant instruments include tabla, dholak, harmonium, and rubab.

2. Pakistan

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4. Capital:
Islamabad
Largest City:
Karachi
Official Language:
Urdu

5. Demonym:
Pakistani
Currency:
Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Religion:
Islam (96.4%)

6.  Central Asian music
encompasses numerous
different musical styles
originating from a large
number of sources.

7.  Though Pakistan is part of
South Asia, its western part
is considered as an
extension of Central Asia.
 Pakistan is known for its
unique vocals.

8.  Influences of distinctive
Pakistani sound:
a. various parts of
South Asia
b. Central Asia
c. Persia
d. Turkey
e. Arab world

10. Pakistani Vocal Styles in Singing
1. Ghazal
 traditional expressions of love, separation, and
loneliness
 tells about both the pain of loss of the lover
and the beauty of love in spite of that pain
 its structural requirements are more strict than
those of most poetic forms traditionally written
in English

11. Pakistani Vocal Styles in Singing
1. Ghazal
 is considered by many to be one of the
principal poetic forms in the Persian
civilization
 can be sung by both men and women

12. Pakistani Vocal Styles in Singing
2. Qawwali
 the devotional music of the Chishti Order
 a vibrant musical tradition that stretches back
more than 700 years
 originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines
throughout the subcontinent and gained
mainstream popularity

14. Instrumental Music of Pakistan
 Punjabi music strengthens the importance
of musical instruments in Pakistan.
 Punjab is a region in South Asia which is
divided into West Punjab, Pakistan and
East Punjab, India.

15. Instrumental Music of Pakistan
 Bhangra, one of the most recognized forms
of Punjab, is based on the drum rhythm of
dhol.

16. Significant Pakistani Instruments
Tabla Dholak

17. Significant Pakistani Instruments
Harmonium Rubab

19. Activity: Peace, Order, and Organize!
Compare and contrast the vocal and
instrumental music of Pakistan from the
music of India. Draw this diagram on a
sheet of paper and fill in the spaces.