Tabla
Tabla does not need an introduction to many, like Mridangam, Guitar and similar musical instruments. But there could be few who are not familiar with Tabla. This article is for them. Like Mridangam, Tabla is also having its origin from the Indian Subcontinent. Tabla is an important instrument in Hin...[Read More]
Instrumental Music – Violin Concert
Today, we are going to watch a live Violin Concert with just three instruments Violin, Tabla and Harmonium. Violin is played by Ms. Ragini Shankar, who is an Indian Violinist, performing the Hindustani Classical Music and Fusion. She started her training at age 4 and her first performance was when s...[Read More]
Veena
Veena is another Plucked String Instrument belonging to the Chordophone family of musical instruments. The origin of Veena is from the Indian Subcontinent. There are different types of Veenas like Rudra Veena, Saraswathi Veena, Vichitra Veena, Gupta Veena, Kinnari Veena etc. The South Indian Veena d...[Read More]
Sitar
Sitar is a musical instrument belonging to the family of Plucked String Instruments. It is widely used in the Hindustani Classical Music concerts and has an origin from the Indian Subcontinent. Plucked string instruments are played by plucking the strings – which in a way is pulling and releas...[Read More]
Flute
Flute is a wind instrument and belongs to the woodwind group of musical instruments. It is an aerophone or reedless instrument, unlike the Harmonium which also produce sound by the flow of air through an opening. Flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. Aerophone is a type of musical instrum...[Read More]
Kanjira or Ganjira
Kanjira or Ganjira is a hand percussion instrument which belongs to the family of Drumhead instruments – Tambourines. A Drumhead or Drum Skin is a membrane stretched over one or both ends of a wooden or metallic drum. Kanjira or Ganjira is the South Indian Frame Drum mainly used as a supportin...[Read More]