Bismillah Khan, 90, a master of the Indian wind instrument called the shehnai, died Monday of a heart attack in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, India. He had been in failing health for several months ...

CHENNAI: Tunes of the shehnai used in the interludes of the song Tum Tak from the film Raanjhnaa still linger in our minds and ears. In fact, the composer A R Rahman had used tunes from the instrument ...

Flautist Paras Nath is bringing together some of the country’s best musicians for a live concert Flautist Paras Nath is bringing together some of the country’s best musicians for a live concert ...

In the decades after, the humble reed instrument associated with all things auspicious in Indian tradition went from being an ‘accompaniment’ to the global centrestage. Khan was the virtuoso, the ...

As modernism continues to engulf the cultural essence of the subcontinent, there are some dedicated souls who act like a shield against the mindlessness which is taking us away from our cultural ...

Shehnai's mangalvadya greeted the audience as Saptak began this year's journey. The morning's mood lifted with the notes of `Raag Jog' woven by Lokesh Anand and Kapil Kumar. The next performance was ...

The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, in association with Jalshaghar, presented Triveni, in memory of the shehnai player, Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan, who passed away recently. A combination of ...

CHAKWAL, Dec 31: A local Shehnai artist is gaining international and local acclaim as his videos are now available on YouTube and members of his troupe have performed in Coke studio. And it is all ...

“He gave a purpose to my life by making the shehnai an inseparable part of it,” says Pt. Shailesh Bhagwat talking about his celebrated guru Ustad Bismillah Khan. “For 40 long years, I followed him ...

City-based shehnai players admit that with DJs and live music taking over. Ahead of the wedding season, we met some city-based shehnai groups and asked them about the work they get, and the future of ...