If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Though it is perhaps most closely associated with Indian ...

Over the past few decades, the oft-sidelined harmonium has been rising to the status of a solo instrument, worthy of the lead role in the world of music. The instrument has emerged to penetrate ...

Of all the things European imported into Indian music in the 19th century, two instruments — the harmonium and the violin — have been remarkably Indianised. Both the instruments have been used ...

The harmonium is an integral part of Indian music. The instrument had originated in Europe. A prototype of the instrument was made in 1779 by Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein which was inspired by the ...

La st week, this column featured harmonium solos by two prominent musicians from the early part of the twentieth century. But in the generation preceding theirs, it was Bhaiyya Ganpatrao, a scion of ...

The Indian portable harmonium is a close cousin of the larger foot-pumped organs once found in European churches and homes. It’s a wooden box roughly the size of a small suitcase. You sit on the floor ...

The harmonium’s story is a fascinating blend of ancient innovations, colonial influence, and cultural adaptation. While it’s now deeply woven into the fabric of Indian classical and devotional music, ...

Dr. Vinay Mishra’s hypnotic harmonium grabs your attention with his perceptive approach to raga in solo and accompaniment. No wonder, the ace harmonium player is a familiar face on the concert circuit ...