Alghoza playing is a dying art like so many other art forms. At the same time, with some innovation, it can still be turned into a matchless musical instrument and saved,” says Qureshi.

Alghoza, a wind instrument with two reeds of which one produces high or male notes while the other produces low or female notes, is a tough instrument to master. A rural art form of Rajasthan and ...

Chuhar Khan, 86, a legendary alghoza (a paired woodwind instrument) artiste, tried till his last breath to keep this dying art alive. (HT File) He died of a snake bite in Sangrur’s Chotian ...

He said there are not many alghoza makers left and said the government should do something about reviving the art of alghoza-making. Published in Dawn, February 26th, 2016. Newspaper ...