Sawai plays a long list of traditional Indian instruments including Dholak (a two-headed drum), Khartal (a percussion instrument similar to the cymbals) and Morchang (similar to the mouth harp).

Live from the Sitar for Mental Health India Tour, Sharma’s piece echoes the triumph of good over evil through stirring Indian ...

While Norwegian band Gabba taught us about Yoiks, the traditional singing style of the Sami people from northern Scandinavia, the khartal ensembles from Rajasthani folk communities displayed how ...

In ‘Sun Bachhe,’ he calls out peer pressure that stifles innocent dreams while ‘I Love to Travel’ is a soothing medley, played on guitar, morchang, khartal and bhapang that celebrates the ...

Among the five musicians attending the session, Why do I do what I do, was Mamta Sapera, a member of the Kalbeliya community who played khartal, a wooden clapper traditionally played by male ...

Last year’s festival had a special focus on Rajasthani percussion instruments— the dholak, bhapang and khartal. Jodhpur RIFF ...