At Saaz-e-Bahar, instruments that began their journey in the West are reshaped to speak the language of Indian classical music. What’s interesting here is ...
You may be familiar with instruments like sitar, veena, tabla, harmonium, and even the tanpura. But do you really think you know your country and its music? This article will open your eyes to the ...
Visitors walking into the restored Victoria Public Hall in Chennai do so with genuine curiosity, which often doubles when they enter the section carrying about 150 musical instruments, including the ...
The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...
From ancient bagpipes to modern synthesisers, we trace the origins of 25 musical instruments across continents. It explores ...
INDIAN music is a very ancient art and has a three-thousand-year-old tradition behind it. This represents perhaps the longest unbroken record of any cultural tradition we know. Countries like China ...
Dubai: The tabla. The sitar. The harmonium. And the UAE national anthem. A music centre in the UAE has used classical Indian musical instruments to recreate the ...