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 ...

You may be familiar with musical instruments such as the drums, guitar and piano. These are very well-known instruments, used in lots of music we listen to. There are also lots of musical ...

A traditional Indian instrument used by George Harrison to record a Beatles song has sold for over £53,000. Harrison bought the 4ft long sitar from a small Oxford Street shop named Indiacraft ...

At the age of 40, Ludwig van Beethoven was deaf, but that did not stop him from composing the iconic Symphony No. 9—a masterpiece that would go on to shape classical music for centuries to come.

This band of Kolkata youngsters is moving away from the troubled realities of life with art, Bengali ‘chhoras’, and musical instruments made from scrap Sanjay Mandal and Group, performed at the ...