What the 'jhumpka' is to Bareilly, the 'bansuri' (flute) is to Pilibhit. Traditionally, Pilibhit is known to craft the best bamboo flutes in India. Flute-makers here are struggling to keep afloat. Now ...

The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera This is the seventh in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...

Flautist Marselus Selu has started a music collective on the island of Flores to foster traditional wind instruments made from native bamboo. The 64-year-old taught himself to build and play the ...

Jiang Guoji's performance of Boat Song in Water Village portrays enchanting Yangtze River Delta sceneries and the joyous celebration of a bump harvest. Bamboo flute performer Jiang Guoji played Boat ...

What the 'jhumpka' is to Bareilly, the 'bansuri' (flute) is to Pilibhit. Traditionally, Pilibhit is known to craft the best bamboo flutes in India. Two decades ago, the district accounted for nearly ...