A fitting perception

Indian Musical Instruments chiefly constitute, interalia, Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi, Flute, Shehnai, Tabla, Pakhawaj, Harmonium, Jaltarangam, Mridangam, Ghatam etc. There are still many instruments according to our vast culture and varied tradition. But if we start recounting them, the relevant article will be a vast expanse of ocean.

A thumbnail account

Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified into four
distinct categories:

String instruments
Wind instruments
Drums
Non-drum percussion instruments

The roots of Indian musical instruments date back to the Vedic literature and the ancient Natyashastra (drama culture). In ancient traditions, two musical genres had emerged, namely Gandharva (ceremonial music) and Gana (entertainment music). The accompanying musical instruments had subsequently flourished in keeping with the progress of our traditional vocal music.Indian musical instruments have historically adopted and evolved with many regional styles. This exposure to ideas led to the assimilation of both varied regional folk innovations and influences that blew in from outside the subcontinent.

The linkage beyond the subcontinent

In the modern digital era, Indian musical instruments have covered a significant distance en route to having been lifted to a common global platform. Likewise, music lovers in the UK have also started taking interest in Indian musical instruments. GuruSoundz, a leading Indian music instruments shop in the UK (based in London), has been instrumental in popularizing the subcontinent musical instruments through online marketing. The relevant endeavour has become immensely successful in the propagation of Indian musical instruments in the UK market.GuruSoundz also caters to a well-embellished showroom in London that stores a wide range of quality Indian musical instruments and can be visited by appointment.

Artists of accolades associated with

India hasproduced a galaxy of instrument players who earned both name and fame. The notable amongst them are Pandit Ravi Shankar (Sitar), Ustad Vilayat Khan (Sitar), Ali Akbar Khan (Sarod), Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod), Pandit Samta Prasad Mishra (Tabla), UstadAllaRakha (Tabla), Zakir Hussain (Tabla), UstadBismillah Khan (Shehnai), HariprasadChaurasia (flute), Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (santoor). You can go on naming the artists of repute who have assumed the mantle to take the glory of our musical culture to the international dashboard and created an impressive music market to make the Indian musical instruments commercially viable globally, especially in the UK.

Aboriginal presence

An original Indian musical instrument actually refers to an oriental style of playing a specific instrument. This genre appeared at the present time, goes back to thousand years ago and the heritage belongs to early settlers.It is quite evident that India is a multilingual country with various dialects. This has given birth to different kinds of musical instruments that we observe today.These musical instruments have, therefore, created an ambience of ‘unity in diversity’ and made their existence felt in the foreign soil.

The crux of the matter

A significant element of Indian culture is Indian music and the notion that percolates your mindset that music is only confined to vocal or dancing actions is incorrect. The accompanying instruments are aptly complementary.