Examples of bhangra

• Previous researchers have dealt almost exclusively with improvisation in classical music, whereas this research is predominantly concerned with the folk-derived popular music of bhangra.

• In the course of the book, a number of musical forms are addressed including bhangra, hip hop and rock.

• The following materials are taken from numerous interviews and recorded performances of several bhangra musicians at the school.

• My research indicates that, within the popular musical genres of filmi and bhangra, gender is becoming a lesser issue in the formation of identities.

• My research adds another dimension to understanding the development of bhangra, and in some respects shows a swing back to more traditional forms.

• Secondly, the style of music most commonly being learnt outside school is bhangra.

• As music educators we can learn much from such description and analysis of the often informal, orally-aurally transmitted and non-prescriptive learning methods employed by bhangra musicians.

• Bhangra plays an extremely important role in reinforcing cultural traditions and identities, often crossing ever expanding generational divides.