The news of supermodel Gisele Bundchen learning to play the tanpura has created quite a ripple among Indian classical musicians. “Thank you Ivan and Mayra for the Tanpura class, we loved it!

One task that technology has not yet been able to obliterate, however, is tanpura-playing, despite the invention of the electronic version in 1979 by engineer-flautist G Raj Narayan. The acoustic ...

He recently registered his design under Intellectual Property Rights at Indian Patent Office. Although not a musician himself, Hari says he has been inspired by Yamaha’s approach towards ...

CHENNAI : When the audience gathered for the virtual Library Talk by Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum expected Jyothika KP to pick up a tanpura and play a song by tuning and twisting its strings ...

A tanpura was placed like a sentinel near a figure ... Musical instruments are held sacred by musicians who play them, and are worshipped by students on special occasions like Saraswati puja.

Courtesy: Madhup Mudgal. For over four decades, he has been the most in-demand tanpura expert in the city, known for his skill with tuning and playing the instrument for performing musicians.

They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone. The family gained a reputation for high-quality handmade instruments over seven ...

Kedar narrates a story to Alap and Shruti about the Tanpura, but fails to complete his narration. But is that enough for Alap to start looking for a treasure? Alap reaches a craftsman who's famous ...

The clues to a treasure, in this case Tansen's tanpura, is hidden in some classical ... So, every character has a justified role to play in the series. Like in the last episodes, this time too ...

Sharmila Tagore recently took a nostalgic stroll through Dayanita Singh's Museum of Tanpura at the Indian Museum, a key highlight of the Bengal Biennale. Known for her grace and eloquence ...

Shrunk: But it works really well. For a Hindustani classical vocalist, life without a tanpura is unimaginable. Having said that, I must clarify that the tanpura, conventionally a four-stringed ...