Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84. Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument.

Tim Weed is used to the funny looks he gets when he tells people he plays classical music on the five-string banjo. In particular, he remembers the reaction he got from a European media mogul when he ...

Most cultures have developed a ‘jaw harp’ – essentially a plucked instrument with a frame, played in the mouth – and Indian classical music’s version is the morsing. But how does it actually work?

Indian classical musicians and vocalists have played a great role in popularising Indian music all across the globe. They have enriched the world of music and enthralled the audiences with their ...

Mukherjee, a sarod player, is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi’s prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Award, among numerous other awards Joydeep Mukherjee presented a mohanveena recital at the G20 ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

Their first ten years include performances for such dignitaries as Pope Francis, the Dali Lama, the Royal Family of Serbia, and the President of the UN. In the early 1920s, musician and physicist Lev ...

At Saaz-e-Bahar, instruments that began their journey in the West are reshaped to speak the language of Indian classical ...