A bamboo tube with a few holes, the bansuri seems to be a simple instrument. But looks can deceive. In the hands of a skilled artist, the flute is an integral part of the classical music of northern ...

For most Westerners, Indian classical music begins with the sitar and ends with the tabla. More aware listeners may also be familiar with the lute-like sarod and the double-reed shenai. But few are ...

Even on the toughest township streets of South Africa, one could always hear a lively beat and a soulful song. Under apartheid, even music was segregated. That's partly how Deepak Ram — who was raised ...

When we think of soothing music, it’s often the soothing, soul-stirring notes of the bansuri that first reach our ears. And when it’s bansuri, one name rises above all — legendary flautist, Padma ...

What was your initial reaction when you heard your name for Grammy? Initially, we thought we might get it because big names like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer were part of it. When ...

When Grammy-winning Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia lifts his bansuri, the bamboo flute supposedly played by the deity Krishna, something more than music fills the air. It’s memory, meditation and an ...

Fan of Indian classical music and want to play some popular tunes on your own? You need to have some good Indian classical musical instruments at your home that will ensure the perfect audio when you ...