Photo of Juan Moreno Moya’s portrait of Kalyan Mukherjea Despite the dominant rhetoric about the antiquity of Indian classical music, many instruments used in performance, not to mention some of the ...

The sarod, a lute-like instrument widely used in folk music across Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, has nearly fallen silent in Pakistan. The stringed instrument has featured in several ...

Amjad Ali Khan is a superstar in his native India, but his chosen instrument would make a good crossword clue for many New Orleanians: Lute-like, 25-string instrument with a history that dates back ...

Renowned Nepali sarod maestro Sudarshan Rajopadhyay has been honoured with the prestigious Kalakshetram title in Pune, India, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and cultural ...

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 ...

For their contribution to the Indian music soundscape, the masterful sarod-playing wife and sitarist husband are being felicitated with a lifetime achievement award For their contribution to the ...

New Delhi: Legendary musician Amjad Ali Khan's Sarod, lost in a British Airways flight, had been found and returned. "Epic Reunion!!! BA delivers my Sarod. Thank you all for your prayers and love, ...

Originally, the term ‘gharana’ referred to a khaandaan or family of professional musicians with successive generations involved in the performance and teaching of a specific style of Hindustani vocal ...

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 ...

Established nine years ago with an aim to bring recognition to unsung heroes who work behind the scenes of the Indian music industry, Swar Aalap has been recognising and supporting the talent of many ...