A carnatic flute recital, sponsored by Indian Arts Circle of New Orleans, (IACNO) will be held on March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nunnemaker Hall at Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans.

A bamboo tube with a few holes, the bansuri seems to be a simple instrument. But looks can deceive. In the hands of a skilled artist, the flute is an integral part of the classical music of northern ...

DANVILLE — For someone whose music has been played in outer space, Hariprasad Chaurasia is deeply grounded to his earthly backyard. Neighbors on his Bettencourt Ranch cul-de-sac are sometimes ...

On his new album, American Indian flute player John Two-Hawks tells the story of how he found his "hidden medicine." The Eureka Springs resident says it is something we all have; he describes it as ...

American Indian-crafted flutes, drums and rattles are the focus of a Koshare Indian Museum exhibit in La Junta. The exhibit owes much to the generous donation of items by Elizabeth Nichols, known as \ ...

The flute becomes a quiet metaphor: a reminder that divine music flows only through a heart that has become completely empty ...

I want to ensure the bansuri gets the identity it deserves across the world,” is legendary Indian flautist Pandit Ronu Majumdar’s prompt reply when asked about his next goal. This passion for the ...

The past year in music has been good for Indigenous American composers. In 2022, Raven Chacon won the Pulitzer Prize in Music, a first for an American Indian, and last fall San Diego Opera premiered ...

LITTLE ROCK — Many people have been drawn to the beautiful, haunting strains of an American Indian flute through the recordings of R. Carlos Nakai. Nakai, of Navajo and Ute heritage, is widely ...