Sarod
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The sarod is an Indian classical musical instrument which probably originates from the Senya rebab, an Indio-Persian instrument played in India to the 19th century. It is a 25-stringed lute-like instrument, whose body is hand carved from a single block of tun (Indian Mahogany) or teak wood, with a steel fretless finger board. The bridge rests on the belly of the instrument which is covered in goat skin. It is played with a plectrum or jaba made of coconut. Four of the strings are melody or playing strings, three are rhythm strings, and the rest are sympathetic and jawari strings, all made of metal.
Sarod representations have been found in carvings of the 1st century in Champa temple and also in paintings in the Ajanta caves. It is similar to the Rabab of Afghanistan and Kashmir. The instrument was modified by Amir Khusru in the 13th century. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan also changed the shape to improve the tonal quality.
Important artists
- Mohammed Amir Khan
- Allauddin Khan
- Radhika Mohan Maitre
- Ali Akbar Khan
- Shrimati Sharan Rani
- Buddhadev Das Gupta
- Aashish Khan
Contemporary performers
- Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
- Prattyush Banerjee
- Anirban Das Gupta
- Partho Sarathy
- Brij Narayan
- Aditya Verma
External links
- The site of Ali Akbar Khan (http://www.ammp.com/bio.html)