KOCHI: It took Pramod Chandramohan five years to master the art of flute making. Before that, he used to play the flutes he bought from festival markets. When Pramod started out, he didn’t even know ...

The sound of flutes tuning and playing is nothing new to Sreemoddi village in Comilla's Homna upazila. Over a century ago two expert flute craftsmen, Kokil Das Bairagi and Deen Bandhu, reached the ...

Some musical instruments such as flutes have an interesting quirk: higher-end, professional models are not the best choice for someone who’s just starting out. There are certain technical challenges a ...

Flautist Shahidul Islam, a native of Brahmanbaria, reminisced about the first time he held a flute at a local Baishakhi Mela, where he would often play and immerse himself in the art. What began as a ...

In Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, the bamboo bansuri is more than a musical instrument—it is a living family craft. From melas and devotional gatherings to trained musicians seeking precise tuning, flutes ...

ANCIENT Chinese flute-makers rapidly developed complex and standardised instruments capable of playing composed melodies in tune with each other. By the beginning of the 6th millennium BC, the flutes ...