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 ...

The ubiquitous Kaharvaa, a time-cycle consisting of eight matras or time-units, is not just heard in vocal recitals but is also used to accompany instrumental renditions of dhun (literally melody or ...

Music aficionados of Bangalore were treated to a rare instrumental rendition on the Shehnai by Vinayak Devadiga during the inaugural session of the 23rd Devanandan Ubhayaker Yuva Sangeet Utsav held at ...

Balesh Bhajantri, who has played the Shehnai for a few A.R. Rehman’s films, is among the Kannada Rajyotsava award winners. The Chennai-based hindustani classical instrumental musician hails from ...

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 ...