Jal Tarang
Jal Tarang, a percussion instrument has its origin in the Indian Subcontinent. A set of Ceramic or Metal Bowls are filled with water, which forms the Jal Tarang instrument. The instrument is played by striking the edge of the bowls with beaters. Both hands are used to play Jal Tarang. Sound is produ...[Read More]
Instrumental Music – Reshma Pandit – Tabla
Today we have Reshma Pandit and father Kumar Pandit on Tabla, with Anushka Pandit – Reshma’s sister performing on the World Music Day. Reshma hails from Raipur, Chhattisgarh in India who broke the gender barriers in Indian Classical Music. Her grand father Pandit Sampat Lal was a famous ...[Read More]
Instrumental Music – Multi-Instrument
I came across an amazing performance by T. Thuvarakan, playing nine different musical instruments on stage in Colombo. It is definitely god’s gift and he is a highly talented artist who needs a big round of applause. He plays Keytar, Octapad, Mridangam, Tabla, Tavil, Kanjira, Ghatam, Udukku, M...[Read More]
Instrumental Music – Hawaiian Guitar and Accordion
We have here Sonali Nath on Hawaiian Guitar and Sanjeev Sachdeva on Accordion playing the famous Bollywood song “Tere Bina Zindagi Se”. This is from the 1975 film Aandhi, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar, starring Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar. Music for this song is by R.D Bur...[Read More]
Instrumental Music – Saxophone and Flute
Here is one fusion song with Saxophone and Flute. Accompanying them on stage are Tavil, Tabla, Keyboard and Drums. It is the famous Nagumomu Ganaleni song rendered by the artists. Enjoy this. Video used for illustration only – Credit: Udaya Kasargod
Harp Guitar
We have seen Guitar and yesterday we saw about the instrument Harp. What about Harp Guitar? How many of you know about it? Sincerely, I have never heard of such an instrument. Ok, let us see what is a Harp Guitar. Harp Guitar is a guitar based stringed instrument. It has strings and fret board like ...[Read More]