Seventeen centuries before the German Hornbostel-Sachs system, India's Natya Shastra had already sorted every musical ...

The musician, who is constantly on the lookout for rare instruments during his travels, hopes to spotlight the Senia ...

India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...

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 instrument ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

A 50-piece violin ensemble celebrating Pandit Milind Raikar’s legacy has renewed interest in the violin’s unique journey ...

Science of Sound: Seventeen centuries before the German Hornbostel-Sachs system, India's Natya Shastra had already sorted every musical instrument by what vibrates inside it, and a Bengali scholar ...