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 ...

For many people in the Western world, the music of India is the catchy song-and-dance of Bollywood movies. But like the West, India has both "popular" and "classical" styles of music. Bollywood songs ...

A viral video showcases an elderly Rajasthani man reviving the ancient Morchang, a 1,500-year-old jaw harp. This traditional instrument, once used by shepherds, is now gaining renewed attention ...

PASADENA, Calif. — At an autumn concert in Southern California, instrumentalist and vocalist Sheela Bringi carefully adjusted the strings of her harp before dedicating the opening invocation to ...

In Tripura, innovators are turning to AI to revive the state's musical legacy, sparking debate over whether technology can coexist with classical acoustics.

The historic Daryaganj market does not shy away from chaos. Amid the uproar of traffic, hawkers, and everything characteristically Old Delhi, a store in Daryaganj hums the soothing sound of musical ...

There is one thing Pres. Donald Trump’s travel ban can’t do: stop two musicians from traveling around the United States and sharing their improvised iterations of Indian classical music with cultural ...

Today, on World Music Day, we turn the spotlight on a sitarist, instrument maker and someone touted to be a torchbearer of a legendary musical legacy – Rishab Rikhiram Sharma. The youngest and the ...

With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the ...

NEW DELHI — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and ...