ABSTRACT
In the Indian context, as to some extent in all major Asian contexts, nonclassical traditions of music are generally described as regional and tribal. However, dividing Indian traditions into five musical streams—art (or classical), popular, devotional, folk, and tribal—provides a better understanding of the Indian response to musical performance. In this scheme, nonclassical music traditions would comprise the four categories of music other than art music. This article focuses on the process of musical transmission in devotional, folk, and tribal musics.
