Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

For many young musicians at Arthur E. Wright School, tabla class begins with a bow and tapping their music teacher’s toes.

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died on Sunday in San Francisco, his management company confirmed. He was 73. Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the ...

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost’s Zinia Bandyopadhyay, Bickram Ghosh talks about Drums of the East, celebrating the ...

Bamboo flutes, clay pot drums and wooden string instruments highlight how Indian musical traditions embraced sustainability through natural materials and repairable design.

As India marks 100 years of Pandit Chatur Lal, this story traces the tabla pioneer’s global milestones, the Taa Dhaa museum in New Delhi, and how Pranshu Chatur Lal is carrying his legacy forward ...

Like any classically trained musician from India, Zakir Hussain was intensively schooled in an ancient art and culture. Born into a musical family in Mumbai in 1951, he learned to play the tablas - a ...

Even for someone accustomed to the road less traveled, the next couple of dozen steps were daunting. So, David Courtney just sat as the rest of the passengers of the Air India flight into Bombay began ...

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.

India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...

Taufiq Qureshi, one of India’s most inventive percussionists, has built a career on rhythm that bridges tradition and innovation. Son of tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha and younger brother of Ustad ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from ...