This is the eighth ina series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

Does Kokkoroachi ring a bell? Or Kinneeram? Perhaps Kudukkaveena? These are among the rare musical instruments from the collection of Joseph V. Fernandes, aka Joy, at Kunnukuzhi in Thiruvananthapuram.

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 ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...