There was not a rain cloud in sight and yet, when he sang out “Aayo aayo sawan aayo, ghar aayo balam” to the accompaniment of the sarangi, dholak and khartal I was transported to a rain-drenched ...

Khan, a singer, and musician who plays dholak, khartal, bhapang, harmonium, sarangi, morchang, and writes and composes his songs, moving with ease between different genres stresses, “Rajasthani ...

Renowned Indian house music producer Hamza Rahimtula joins forces with the Rajasthan Folkstars for Origins—a groundbreaking 10-track album that blends the hypnotic pulse of house music with the ...

Performed by Rajasthani folk trio SAZ on 14 April, the dawn concert, titled Savera: Morning Raga by SAZ, will be a harmonious commingling of vocals and sarangi by Asin Khan, khartal by Zakir Khan ...

Despite the CoEk pieces acutely reminding me of him, the liveliness and the rhythm of the Khartal held me together. As the notes to ‘Tu Jhoom’ by Deveshi Sahgal played, Nikasha Tawadey Khemka’s khadi ...

Accompanied by the rhythmic heartbeat of the tabla and the crisp clatter of the khartal, Rishab’s improvisation in the jugalbandi soared, a sonic bridge between past and present that left the audience ...

From the powerful mizhavu and chenda to the dynamic dhol, nagara, and khartal, BeatRoute took us on a journey through India’s diverse soundscape—where desert beats meet temple echoes ...

Music has always been a universal language, with cultures across the world developing unique instruments that reflect their history, traditions, and way of life. Many Indian folk instruments share ...

These versatile singers and the instrumentalists accompanying them on the kamaicha (a string instrument like the sarbangi), and percussion instruments like the dholak and khartal, have also ...

This talented group of musicians presented traditional tunes from the desert, employing instruments like the Sarangi, Khartal, and Algoza, each carrying the weight of centuries-old musical practices.

LSA Exclusive: Sid Sriram on exploring the spectrum of his identity through music Local Rajasthani music and the use of their innovative classical instruments like the khartal and Raavan hatta have ...

Instruments like the Khartal, Morchang, and Bhapang, which are groove-based, work particularly well because they cut through the mix with higher frequencies, complementing the deep bass from house ...