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Wind Instruments of India – A Quick Guide

The flute is the earliest known musical instrument in the world. Flutes made of bones and ivory were found in the caves of the Swabean Alp region in Germany. Archeologists dated these to be from the Paleolithic Age. The finding proved conclusively that music existed in prehistoric times. For more details on these archeological findings of prehistoric flutes click here. The bansuri is the flute … Continue reading Wind Instruments of India – A Quick Guide

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RaagTime Episode 5 – Instruments of India (Part 2)

The veena is one of the oldest musical instruments of India. It is a plucked stringed instrument. There are several types of veena – Saraswathi veena (heard in Carnatic music)Rudra veena (heard in Hindustani music) both of which are fretted instruments and the Chitravina (Carnatic music) sometimes referred to as gottuvadyam and Vichitravina (Hindustani music) which are fretless. The sound of the veena is one of the sweetest … Continue reading RaagTime Episode 5 – Instruments of India (Part 2)

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