In elaborate Indian weddings, among the various preparations that go on ‘behind the scenes’ to make it a memorable event, a shehnai artist or shehnai wala makes for an important part of the tradition.

Under this tutelage, Anand developed a deep understanding of ragas, discipline, and the spiritual essence of Indian classical music-values that continue to define his work today. Over the years, as ...

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CHAKWAL, Dec 31: A local Shehnai artist is gaining international and local acclaim as his videos are now available on YouTube and members of his troupe have performed in Coke studio. And it is all ...

Till it was pedestrianised a year ago, the pavement along Katra Pyare Lal in Chandni Chowk used to be the booking spot of Old Delhi’s shehnai players. This is where they have always waited for their ...

When was the last time you saw a shehnai vaadak (player) playing at a wedding? Shehnai-has-always-been-considered-auspicious-at-Indian-wedding-ceremonies-Photo-Shutterstock While the instrument has ...

“One listens to classical music for inner peace and not for entertainment,” said renowned classical vocalist and shehnai artist Pandit S. Ballesh, a disciple of the world famous shehnai maestro and ...

As modernism continues to engulf the cultural essence of the subcontinent, there are some dedicated souls who act like a shield against the mindlessness which is taking us away from our cultural ...

CHENNAI: Tunes of the shehnai used in the interludes of the song Tum Tak from the film Raanjhnaa still linger in our minds and ears. In fact, the composer A R Rahman had used tunes from the instrument ...

In the decades after, the humble reed instrument associated with all things auspicious in Indian tradition went from being an ‘accompaniment’ to the global centrestage. Khan was the virtuoso, the ...

Wedding halls in Kolhapur will echo to the traditional ‘shehnai’ played out by professionals or latest Bollywood numbers belted out by bands, provided the number of guests are reduced to accommodate ...