Indian Pop
Indian pop music (Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी पॉप संगीत), often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop, Indipop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music in India. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966. It is based on an amalgamation of folk music and classical music with modern beats from different parts of the world.
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