This is a presentation from the archives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The various percussion instruments featured in the recording are the pakhawaj, tabla, mridangam, ghatam, thavil, khanjira, edakka, chenda, mizhavu, nakkara, sambal, karadi, tala, dimdi, dholak, morchang, badangshi, bhapang, maan, khartal, pung, mandar, dup, karadi majalu and tayambaka. These are some of the oldest known stani (North Indian) music. This article is a tiny piece in that process. It concerns a matter to which theorists of Indian music have devoted little attention: the history of the keeping of a drone in rãga- based music, whether on an instrument devoted solely to that role or woven intermittently into the melodic fabric.1 HINDUSTANI MUSIC INSTRUMENTS. Raga or raag is a melodic framework for improvisations or compositions which plays an important role in Indian music theory. It is based on the natural law of vibrations. It expresses the vibrations of the laws of nature. It is a scale with a basic set of notes that a performer/artist uses to create music. Sitar: India’s Most Influential Musical Instrument. A plucked string instrument that comes from India, the sitar is utilized in Hindustani classical music. The device was invented in medieval India and prospered in the 16th and 17th centuries. It reached its present configuration in 18th-century India. .

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