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

Similarly, the shehnai, a reed instrument played in Indian weddings and religious ceremonies, finds a parallel in the zurna ...

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 ...

And here we mention 6 unique instruments used in Indian folk songs. The Ghada or Matka is a simple earthen pot that some people use in folk music as an instrument. And although it is just another ...

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 ...

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." ...