Even as the music world was struggling to come to terms with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, the news of the demise of another Santoor legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori (1948-2022) on Thursday came ...

Each musical instrument has its own melodic potential and innate charm, which has to be awakened by the caressing touch of some musical genius. For the romantic and resonant santoor came in the person ...

SRINAGAR: In a modest workshop filled with the fragrance of seasoned wood, 78-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Zaz continues a craft his family has preserved for eight generations — the making of the Kashmiri ...

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma died on Tuesday in Mumbai, The Indian Express reported. He was 84. The santoor exponent had been suffering from kidney-related ailments for the past six months. He ...

Pandit Bhajan Sopori died on Thursday. He was 74. The Santoor maestro and renowned music composer was undergoing treatment for cancer at Fortis Hospital in Gurugram. Santoor player and renowned music ...

Today, the world celebrates World Music Day, or Fête de la Musique—a tribute to music and musicians everywhere, and their power to connect people across cultures, languages, and borders. Just a day ...

Classical musician Pandit Shivkumar Sharma has died at 84. He was behind the timeless music of films such as Chandni, Darr and Lamhe. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, famous santoor player and music composer, ...

The santoor player was in Bengaluru recently for a performance While people enjoy listening to the instrument, there are very few musicians who take up the task of playing it. “That is because the ...

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma will be accorded a state funeral, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's office said in a statement on Tuesday as he and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari led other leaders in ...

Twenty one years ago, when Alancode Haridas set about to buy a ‘Santoor’ from a Kashmiri music store in Delhi, his only reference point was the spellbinding music he heard from a concert the day ...