“A s a Pakistani denizen it is a great moment of pride for me to play my role in boosting soft image of my beloved country through my musical instrument rabab,” says young rabab maestro Gulab Khel ...

KARACHI: In his shoebox sized store, Sohail Mohammad chips away at a piece of wood with a chisel. Eventually, this will turn into a rabab - the traditional instrument that is the identity of Pashto ...

PESHAWAR: Culture activists, artists and musicians have called for steps to enlist rabab in Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list. They held a ceremony in a local music academy here on Tuesday to ...

Folk musicians and enthusiasts say the strife-torn Valley has not withstood the onslaught of modern Western influence, but people are doing their bit to keep the traditional songs and instruments ...

There are many fans of the sarod and sarangi. Both these instruments have become an integral component of Indian classical music, yet their origins are little known to many – they can be traced back ...

A 13-year-old Rabab player from Kashmir Valley who has infused new life into what is considered the soul of Kashmir’s folk music, has been honoured with Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar. Ahead of 75th ...

The earliest-known bowed instrument, rabab, has joined forces with the trumpet, through an unusually refreshing alliance between musicians Qais Essar, an Afghan-American Muslim, and Sonny Singh, an ...

Seldom does audience, at the end of a classical concert, invite the foreigner artiste to settle in the host nation. When Daud Khan Sadozai kept his string instrument rabab down after an hour-long ...

Diljit Dosanjh is currently vacationing in Kashmir. The singer-actor shared a video of himself enjoying delicious Kahwa. Take a look at his Instagram story below. On a misty winter morning, when cold ...

In Afghanistan, he teaches locals the rudiments of playing the lute-shaped musical instrument which is quite akin to the sarod. Music transcends borders and captivates hearts. Going by this maxim, ...