Even if you don’t know him, it’s quite likely you’ve heard the music of Zakir Hussain. Son of the renowned Indian tabla master Alla Rakha — who is credited for popularizing the Indian drums in the ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

Learn about the history, and future, of the musical art form. Devesh Chandra started playing the tabla (Indian hand drums) at age three, learning from the sounds of Northern Indian classical music ...

The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used ...

A musical event feauring classical Indian instruments and called Pulsating Strings is planned for 2 p.m. at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, 754 Plumas St. in Yuba City, on Sunday. Tickets are ...

The Rudra Veena, an ancient and almost forgotten Indian musical instrument, is believed to have been created by Lord Shiva while contemplating the perfect beauty of his consort Parvati. Its ...

Most saxophonists play their instruments standing up, but today, Prasant Radhakrishnan is sitting down. His legs are crossed, his back is upright; the saxophone droops like a brass pipe from his mouth ...

He introduced the tabla — a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music — to global audiences. Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical ...

Over the past 10 years, the South Asian population in the Puget Sound region has nearly tripled. Most people who have seen the show Outsourced or have had an Indian-accented technician solve their ...

The makers of Superman have released a new video where the iconic theme from the film has been reimagined with Indian classical instruments. Fans all over the world are eagerly waiting to see their ...