The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their village—alternating coordinated movements with rhythmic pauses. The drums were ...

India is well known for its rich musical culture and repertoire, but the country's musical heritage extends far beyond sitars ...

Lucknow: This was one musical performance in which there were no musical instruments played. The six-member band Voctronica performed making sounds of different musical instruments using vocal chords, ...

Sounds can be made by twanging a string or an elastic band, blowing down a pipe, banging something together, and scraping or shaking something. There are three families of musical instruments - string ...

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