Hello! It has been quite a while, hasn’t it. Apologies for the long absence. It started out due to a combination of the stress of the exams and Muneeb’s going to college, and then just extended itself. Now, however, things are looking up somewhat. I’ll try to keep things updating more regularly now – weContinue reading “The Chimta”
Category Archives: Instruments
The Daf
So far we have covered many instruments, from the exalted sitar to the humble matka (the jury is still out on whether this is actually an instrument or now). However, we have never covered the national instrument of Pakistan, have we? So what will it be? The sitar? The tabla? The sarangi? We have noContinue reading “The Daf”
The Tanpura
So far we have mostly talked about glamourous and well-known—well, at least comparatively well-known—musical instruments. The tabla, the sitar, the sarangi – all of these take centre stage in any classical music performance. Yet for every much-acclaimed star performer there are dozens of unthought of and ignored people working patiently backstage. The world of classicalContinue reading “The Tanpura”
The Taus
Most instruments, though definitely not ugly (just look at the sitar) are more made for function, rather than form. The taus (Persian for peacock) however, seems to have been made with the opposite purpose in mind. Just look at it! The taus is said to have been invented when the Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh,Continue reading “The Taus”
The Surbahar
“What?” you might be asking, “this is a surbahar? It looks like a regular sitar! Cheaters! I was promised a new instrument not an old one! Quacks! I want my money back!” But fear not, gentle reader. This is, in fact, a surbahar, despite all evidence to the contrary. This instrument, which is also sometimesContinue reading “The Surbahar”
Save the Sitar 