Indian music has strong connections with religious traditions and faiths.
Innumerable compositions extolling the wonders and beautitude of the Supreme Being have been sung in Purandara Dasa pada s, Tyagaraja kriti s, Sadashiva Brahmendra tatva padam s, Sufi recitations and Christian carols. In tribal societies, from birth to death, songs, dances and musical instruments are used to mark every occasion. The origins of classical music are also traced back to tribal tunes and songs. There are two systems of classical music in India, the Carnatic and the Hindustani . Indian classical music is complex and rich with direct emotional appeal.