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

India is the land of diversity and cultures. From the bright sarees and lehengas that adorn women in the North, to the simple ...

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.

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

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 ...

Music composer Jeet Gannguli shares insights into the traditional Bengali elements used in his compositions for 'Khakee: The ...

Darshena Varni Jayakumar, 14, may look like a shy teenager, but put her behind a veena (traditional Indian chordophone instrument) and she instantly shines, expressing herself through music." ...

Anupam Shobhakar, a Brooklyn-based Grammy jury member and acclaimed Indo-fusion artist, was in Mumbai to perform at the Kala ...

In a unique display of creativity, a popular music group from Kolkata recycled household waste to make musical instruments to ...

Across the Americas there are many different Native cultures, each with unique musical traditions. The National Museum of the American Indian and other branches of the Smithsonian include music and ...