Legendary Figures: Hazrat Inayat Khan, India’s veena maestro turned Europe’s leading Sufi master
Hazrat Inayat Khan, Veena
Author: Jameela Siddiqi One of the 20th century’s greatest musicians, the widely influential Sufi master Inayat Khan (1882-1927) was born into a family of famous musicians in Baroda. Yet his name has...
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The Veena: North India’s ancient Lute, modified many times
Carnatic, Dhrupad, Hindustani, Veena
The veena, also known as the been in North Indian languages, is a large plucked lute. It is undoubtedly one of India’s oldest instruments, dating from around the 1st millennium BC –...
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