What is a Raag?
This is how I understand it simply: A Raag is a set of rules for creating music/melody.
The rules of a Raag will determine things like:
* which notes to skip and which notes to use – overall
* which notes to skip and which notes to use when you’re ascending from low to high
* which notes to [...]
Welcome.
The old site has been pulled down, this new one will be gradually fixed up and dressed up over time.
My To-Do List, In Chronological Order:
1.) Make “Learn to play Esraj” Beginner Video packs available – including Basics of Indian Music, How To Tune your instrument, and all the details I would have wanted to know [...]
Awesome old Picture
A Friend found this beautiful image in an old book on World Music.
Starting from left:
1st guy is holding an Esraj. Looks like there are no sympathetics. And there seem to be sound holes on the top section of the sound-box as well. very interesting …
2nd guy’s instrument looks to be a Sitar.
3rd guy’s [...]
what’s a Tar Shehnai? an Esraj? a Dilruba? Taus?
Dilruba is a 200-300 year old stringed instrument that looks like a smaller version of the Sitar, but is played with a bow like a Cello. Another appropriate description is “a Dilruba is Half a Sarangi and Half a Sitar”, as you can see from the videos on this site.
An Esraj is essentially the [...]
