Tabla
A tabla is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the main drum instrument in Hindustani classical music. It can be played alone, with other instruments and singing, or in larger musical groups.
Dholak
The dholak is a two-headed hand drum and folk percussion instrument from South Asia. It measures between 16 inches and 24 inches in length. It is commonly used in musical traditions such as qawwali, kirtan, bhajan, bhangra, chutney, baithak gana, Hindi film music, lokgeet, and classical styles like Hindustani, Carnatic, and Trinidadian local classical/Guyanese taan.
Dutar
The dutar (also called dotar) is a traditional Iranian instrument with a long neck and two strings. It is played in Iran and parts of Central Asia. The name “dutar” comes from the Persian words for “two strings.” However, the Herati dutar from Afghanistan has fourteen strings.
Setar
A setar (Persian: سهتار, pronounced [seˈt̪ʰɒːɾ]) is a stringed instrument, a type of lute used in Persian traditional music. It is played alone or to accompany singing. The setar belongs to the tanbur family, which includes long-necked lutes.
Kamancheh
The kamancheh is a bowed string instrument from Iran. It is used in Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Turkmen, and Uzbek music. Small differences in how the instrument is built exist in each of these traditions.
Joze
Joze (French pronunciation: [ʒoz]) is a commune located in the Puy-de-Dôme department, which is part of the Auvergne region in central France.
Taus (instrument)
The taus, also called the mayuri veena, is a stringed instrument played with a bow. It is a type of veena used in North India and has a sound box shaped like a peacock, which is called a mayuri. The instrument is held with the neck facing the bow.
Sarinda (instrument)
The sarinda is a traditional bowed string instrument from the Indian subcontinent. It is made from a single block of wood with a hollow chamber. The instrument has three main strings and thirty-six additional strings that run down a narrow waist and pass through an oval-shaped resonating chamber, which is partly covered with animal skin.
Isra’ and Mi’raj
The Israʾ and Miʿraj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج, al-’Isrā’ wal-Miʿrāj) are the names given to the stories about the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s journey to the sky during a night, his vision of the afterlife, and his return. Some people believe that parts of the Quran, specifically verses 1-18 of Surah an-Najm and some verses in Surah al-’Isrā’, hint at this event. According to Ibn Sa’d, the earliest written stories describe how the angels Gabriel and Michael accompanied Muhammad to a place near the Kaaba, between the well of Zamzam and Maqam Ibrahim.
Dilruba
The dilruba (also spelled dilrupa) is a stringed musical instrument from India. It is a type of bowed sitar that is slightly larger than an esraj and has a larger, square sound box similar to a sarangi. The dilruba is important in Sikh history.