INDIAN POP By Aryan Saleheiy

WHAT IS INDIAN POP? Indian Pop otherwise known as Hindi pop or Indi pop refers to pop music in India.

HISTORY OF INDIAN POP The term Indipop was first used by the British-Indian fusion band Monsoon in their 1981 EP release on Steve Coe's Indipop Records. India's music history is very different from other nations, especially those of western culture. The music was traditionally more improvisational, which formed the basis of Indian classical music. Indian music traditionally was focused on taking the listener to a level of a hypnotic dream state.

WHEN WAS INDIAN POP POPULAR? Pop music began gaining popularity across the Indian subcontinent with Pakistani singers Nazia Hassan and Zohaib, forming a sibling duo whose records, produced by the Indian Biddu, sold as many as 60 million. Indian popular music was further popularised in the early 1990s with grass-root efforts made by Alisha Chinai, whose albums were also produced by Biddu, and MTV India.

EXAMPLE OF INDIAN POP Alisha Chinai-Made in India