The recent decision to drop the organ from use in devotional Sikh music, means the instrument of French origin must once again justify its place in music of the subcontinent While the Akal Takht wants ...

CHANDIGARH, (IANS) – Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to remove the harmonium from the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, ...

THE harmonium has long been a favourite with musicians, including the wandering minstrels who sling it on their backs. For learning the fundamentals of music, the harmonium is absolutely essential and ...

45-year-old Ashok Koni is a name sought after by customers in Karnataka, as well as other states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat for producing quality instruments. GADAG : In ...

They say if music be the food of love play on. The people of Lahore are known for their love of food and music. Langa Mandi is a place in the walled city of Lahore famous for its harmonium-makers. It ...

In something of an unexpected turn in the region's history, local musical instrument production, especially of harmoniums, have found a home in two villages of Barishal's Baraipara upazila. Banaripara ...

When the music for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha Akbar was launched, this writer wondered why Madras Mozart AR Rahman had opened the first track, Khwaja mere khwaja with bars of the harmonium; he ...