About this minute
- Title
- Tarana in Raag Hansadhwani
- Performer
- Waqas Gulab
- Creator
- Daniyal Ahmed
- Location
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Collections
- South Asian Classical Collection
SAC #20
You just heard a traditional tarana in Raag Hansadhwani played on an instrument called a bansuri, accompanied by tabla. A tarana is a kind of vocal composition from the South Indian classical tradition (Carnatic music), and is credited to a very talented 14th century Delhi- based poet and musician called Amir Khusro. The bansuri is a South Asian flute made from bamboo. How did you find the sounds of this flute? Have you ever heard a wind instrument that sounded like…
