T he second edition of World Santoor Day was organised by the Sopori Academy for Music and Performing Arts (SaMaPa) at the ...

Today, the world celebrates World Music Day, or Fête de la Musique—a tribute to music and musicians everywhere, and their ...

Each musical instrument has its own melodic potential and innate charm, which has to be awakened by the caressing touch of some musical genius. For the romantic and resonant santoor came in the ...

But there was still resistance from fellow musicians about the place of the santoor in Indian classical music. “When Pandit Sharma returned to Jammu, he diligently modified the instrument ...

In your opinion, what is unique about the santoor compared to the other musical instruments from India? The santoor was originally called the ‘Shatatantri Veena’ in Sanskrit, or the 100 ...

For more than six decades, 85-year-old Ghulam Muhammad Zaz has been diligently crafting classical music instruments like the santoor and rabab by hand in his small workshop on the second floor of ...

Be it santoor, rabab or sitar, you would hear the soothing notes emerge from these mystical musical instruments The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2 ...

who dedicated his life to promoting Santoor, a classical musical instrument which has its roots in Middle East and Kashmir. His untiring efforts made the Santoor an exotic instrument in the last ...

“Playing an instrument that brings inner calm and ... Jai Hanuman was sung by superstar Amitabh Bachchan with my santoor as well. Music is very diverse, and being a composer helps me adapt ...

Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea has won acclaim – and a world record – for the ‘Largest Environmentally Interactive Billboard.’ Located in Vijayawada, in southern India, the ‘Megh Santoor ...