It is an ancient stringed instrument, used in parts of India, Sri Lanka, and areas around these two countries. It is also known as the ancestor of the violin.

Music has always been a universal language, with cultures across the world developing unique instruments that reflect their ...

Once confined to history books, the Yazh is now being played again, thanks to luthier Tharun Sekar and his band, Uru Paanar.

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 ...

In India today, the evidence of instruments ranging from one string (Ektara, Pena and Bena) to hundred strings (Rabab) is found. In the true sense, the journey from one string to hundred strings ...

A sitar is a string instrument that comes from Northern India. It's quite a large instrument and the musician usually has to sit down to play it. It looks a bit like a guitar, but where a guitar ...