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The 22 pages that link to Indian classical music, each with the reason it gives.

• The BeatlesRelated: George Harrison’s study of Indian music brought the sitar and new musical ideas into Beatles recordings.

• Padma ShriRelated: Musicians in these traditions have received Padma Shri awards for distinguished contributions.

• Musical improvisationNarrower topic: Raga and tala frameworks support extensive melodic and rhythmic improvisation.

• Psychedelic rockRelated: Indian instruments and musical ideas entered several prominent psychedelic recordings.

• HarmoniumRelated: The harmonium became a widely used accompaniment in Hindustani music, despite debates over its tuning and expressiveness.

• A. R. RahmanRelated: Its melodic and rhythmic resources inform many of Rahman’s compositions.

• George HarrisonNarrower topic: Harrison studied this tradition with Shankar and drew on it in Beatles recordings.

• Indian popular cultureCompared with: Its formal lineages differ from the commercial circulation of popular music.

• R. D. BurmanRelated: Burman drew on Indian melodic and rhythmic resources alongside international styles.

• SamavedaRelated: The Samaveda is often treated as an early source for Indian musical thought, though direct continuity is debated.

• Indian popular musicCompared with: Popular songs often borrow its melodic and rhythmic ideas while using shorter, mass-market forms.

• Monterey Pop FestivalRelated: Ravi Shankar's performance brought this tradition into the festival's popular-music setting.

• NaushadNarrower topic: Its conventions provided a musical inheritance that Naushad adapted for cinema.

• Indian film musicRelated: Composers have adapted its melodic and rhythmic ideas for film songs and scores.

• Terry RileyNarrower topic: Riley’s long study of Indian music expanded his ideas about tuning, melody, and duration.

• RevolverNarrower topic: Its drone, melodic ornament, and instrumentation inform Harrison’s “Love You To.”

• VyjayanthimalaNarrower topic: Its rhythmic and melodic structures informed the dance repertoire she brought to cinema.

• Persian traditional musicCompared with: Raga offers a useful comparison for how modal frameworks guide improvisation differently.

• Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyRelated: Mahadevan’s classical training connects some of the trio’s work to these traditions.

• Yo Yo Honey SinghCompared with: Its raga-based structures differ from the loop-driven, hook-centered production prominent in Singh’s hits.

• Culture of IndiaCompared with: Its two major systems show variation within traditions often treated as a single national music.

• Ram GopalRelated: Live Indian music provided the rhythmic and melodic framework for Gopal’s dance productions.