Next to the sitar, the sarod is the most well-known Indian stringed instrument of classical northern Indian music. Sarod means “beautiful sound” or “melody” in Farsi, and is thought to have have ...

Musical instruments have always created curiosity, amazement and admiration among those artistes who invented, played and enjoyed their sounds. The ancient Greeks attributed their invention to gods or ...

Discover the unique musical instruments invented in India, like the Sitar, Tabla, and Veena. Learn their history, ...

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, the master Indian musician and composer who was a pivotal figure in introducing the music of his homeland to the West, has died. He was 87. The legendary sarod player and ...

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, the master Indian musician and composer who was a pivotal figure in introducing the music of his homeland to the West, has died. He was 87. The legendary sarod player and ...

Renowned American classical guitarist Sharon Isbin received an unexpected invitation to play with Indian classical titan Amjad Ali Khan, the master of the sarod. "When Amjad wrote to me — more than a ...

Amjad Ali Khan, a virtuoso on the lute-like sarod, started his first American tour in the mid-1960s. From the age of 6, he had performed in his native India, and teenage Khan was ready to bring the 25 ...

KOLKATA: Sarod player and composer Arnab Bhattacharya found the oversized bag carrying his sarod broken and the instrument damaged when he reached Abu Dhabi on Sunday. He had travelled from Kolkata to ...

In today’s era of digitally enhanced, AI-generated music, Indian classical music stands its ground and continues to find ways to enthrall us with its charm. While it may not always be the score of a ...

Indian maestro Amjad Ali Khan said Tuesday that British Airways had found and returned his beloved sarod instrument which had gone missing on a London-Delhi flight at the weekend. After widespread ...

Their story is not about overnight success or going viral on social media. It's about continuity — not just of a musical tradition, but of familial responsibility, cultural defiance, and personal ...