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

It creates percussive music rhythmically and is a treat to the ears. Indian Music School This instrument is a popular local instrument found in Punjab and Rajasthan. It has been adopted by Sindhi ...

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

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string ...

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...