Was there music during the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Deccan Herald News ^ | March 9,2020 | Mrityunjay Bose

[SunkenCiv]

Music, songs and dance have been part of Indian culture. But was there music during the Indus Valley Civilisation?

"Yes.... very much...music was there more than 5,000 years ago," says musicologist and computer technology expert Shail Vyas. With the help of the 'Songs of Mystery' project, he has managed to recreate instruments and music of those times.

"More work is being done," he said, adding that 20 possible instruments from the Indus Valley Civilisation have been created as Phase-1 of the project, that includes a multi-disciplinary approach involving archaeology, archaeo-musicology, organology, anthropology and advanced mordern technologies.

Vyas, a Homi Bhabha Fellow, last week, gave a presentation at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) during a cultural forum on 'International Conference on Complex Quantum Systems'. Speaking to DH, Shail said: "A few years ago, I was reading a book about music that was played in 300 BC. This inspired me to go back further to the Indus Valley Civilisation' and start a detailed study." He has recreated instruments like Nandi Veena, a lyre-type instrument with a body designed like a bull, Kumbh Tarangini, a combination of metallic pots, drum forms and metallic-type percussion instruments.

The future plans involve highly advanced and modern technologies like "physical modeling", "sample synthesis" and more in order to understand the sounds of ancient instruments.

There are plans to involve traditional instrument makers in the process of re-creation.

[SunkenCiv]

I figured everyone would appreciate a *note* about this.

[SunkenCiv]

"Love You To" (Beatles Cover) - Sitar at the Hard Rock Cafe Toronto

[SunkenCiv]

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Known today as Indie music. 😁

[BenLurkin]

Very cool.

[Redcitizen]

“ was there music during the Indus Valley Civilization?”
Yes there was. It was called Indie music.

[wastoute]

I always wondered if the Egyptians understood three chord blues progressions.

[Bob Ireland]

Replica of 'Dancing Girl' of Mohenjo-daro at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai, India. Joe Ravi

[Red Badger]

They be rappin’ in the Valley!..................

[Sirius Lee]

There has always been music since man showed up on the scene. But was it GOOD music? I guess you take what you can get.

[SunkenCiv]

It's music if, in the words of Elvis, ya can't help but move to it...

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[Red Badger]

It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it!............................

[Red Badger]

[Bob Ireland]

***It's music if, in the words of Elvis, ya can't help but move to it***

...but not too fast - here in Senior Land. :)

[Redcitizen]

I do not know a thing about musical notes.

I do know the Bangles sing about how to walk like an Egyptian.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk

[SunkenCiv]

Three keywords -- harappa, harappan, harappans -- sorted, duplicates out:

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