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Kapur, Steve: See Apache Indian.


karaoke: Literally "empty orchestra", live singing (usually into a microphone) accompanied by a recording of the particular song. Karaoke can be performed in restaurants, clubs, or private homes.


kargyraa: A style of khoomii which is characterized by singing text in a low register.


kata: Japanese aesthetic principal, literally translated as "patterned form"


kebaro: Ethiopian Christian double-headed conical membranophone.


key: The relationship between pitches in Western classical music as defined by a central pitch and related harmonies.


keyboard accordion: An accordion which has a keyboard on the melodic headboard.


khoomii: Tuvan biphonic throat-singing which originated in rural Inner Asian contexts and is now heard worldwide in concert halls. Types of khoomii include sygyt, kargyraa and ezengileer.


kotekan: An Indonesian term for the interlocking parts that make up Balinese gamelan music.