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Performance arts in Pakistan—many unique to the ethnic culture of the performer—that they are almost considered common rather than unique. Music and dance are done in the both classical and folk form. Usually the performer wears a costume that features ethnic design. Just as the costume worn by the performer identifies the tribe or ethnic group, so does the music or performance.
For example, while dancing in a circle is the basic formation for Pakistani folk dances, there are also many versions of the Pathans’ khattak, but they all begin with dancers in two columns accompanied by pipe and drum music. There is the Jhoomer in Balochistan, which involves spinning around a t top speed, as men do on dark nights by the light of flickering torches.
The women of Punjab do the jhoomer in what is referred to as a romantic fashion. Also in Punjab, the juddi starts with girls singing to the beat of a drum; then they join in a circle and start to dance. Still another dance of Punjab is the bhangra which is described as being like rock and roll and which is always done at the beginning of the harvest season.
The Ho Jamalo originated in Sind but is popular throughout Pakistan. It is a dance that is performed as part of a victory or celebration.
**Music of Pakistan
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The music of Pakistan can be categorized into six general groups: classical, semi-classical, ghazal, folk, qawwali devotional, filmi, pop, rock. Th ese categories overlap considerably, and many artists are able to perform in more than one of the listed genres.
**Classical Music
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In Pakistan the main form of classical music is a performing art, classical music in Pakistan is fast disappearing, however it still forms the basis of most other musical genres (save for pop/rock). Ghazal and qawwali music make use of many musical instruments such as the (sitar, tabla, harmonium, santoor etc). Pakistani folk, filmi and even some pop/rock also hold some classical elements.
One of the most prominent gharanas(houses) in Pakistan is the Patiala gharana, to which the great Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, and the brothers Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan belong.
Qawwali is similar to Subcontinent’s musical genres; it has three components: a rhythm (traditionally played on the dholak), the melodic line of the vocals, and the pitch of the melody which is reinforced on harmonium. Poetic verses are usually mixed with a chorus and instrumental passages.
Western pop music have achieved some popularity, with attendant criticism from purists for allegedly watering down the sacred sound of qawwali. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Aziz Mian Sabri Brothers and Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group have become especially popular, especially after Nusrat’s collaborations with Michael Brook (a Canadian producer), resulting in the unexpe cted hit of “Mustt Mustt”, remixed by Massive Attack and popularized by its use in a Coca-Cola television commercial. Those who have seen Hollywood flicks Last Temptation of Christ, Natural Born Killer, Dead Man Walking should be familiar with Nusrat’s compositions.
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