Long before sitars and tablas ruled the stage, India resonated with the haunting melodies of the Ravanahatha and the deep ...

The veena is India’s national instrument. It is linked to Goddess Saraswati and used in classical music. Playing it needs ...

India’s rich cultural heritage has given us some of the most amazing yet unique musical instruments. It is often said that when words fail, music speaks and these instruments are proof of that.

Mirra Kannan documents India's old pianos, uncovering hidden treasures and engaging with technicians, as part of Resonant ...

Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along ...

So, let's pack our bags as we travel around the globe to learn about musical instruments of the world. A sitar is a string instrument that comes from Northern India. It's quite a large instrument ...

A traditional Indian instrument used by George Harrison to ... launching 'the Great Sitar Explosion' in rock music. Harrison took the sitar to Barbados on his and Pattie Boyd's January 1966 ...

Indian classical music—known for its seemingly similar-sounding instruments—presents a special challenge when it comes to isolation. Existing stem splitters are unsuitable for Indian classical ...