The United Nations has appointed Rabab Fatima as its Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA. Her selection ...

The earliest-known bowed instrument, rabab, has joined forces with the trumpet, through an unusually refreshing alliance between musicians Qais Essar, an Afghan-American Muslim, and Sonny Singh, an ...

Music transcends borders and captivates hearts. Going by this maxim, India’s noted rabab exponent Gulfam Ahmad Khan, 61, is a winner all the way, from India to Afghanistan. Ustad Gulfam Ahmad Khan ...

There are many fans of the sarod and sarangi. Both these instruments have become an integral component of Indian classical music, yet their origins are little known to many – they can be traced back ...

PESHAWAR: Pashto music has a great future due to the people’s undying love for it, claims visually-impaired rabab player Mohibullah. “All Sufi saints including Rahman Baba and Hamza Baba used to play ...

“A s a Pakistani denizen it is a great moment of pride for me to play my role in boosting soft image of my beloved country through my musical instrument rabab,” says young rabab maestro Gulab Khel ...

KARACHI: In his shoebox sized store, Sohail Mohammad chips away at a piece of wood with a chisel. Eventually, this will turn into a rabab - the traditional instrument that is the identity of Pashto ...

"We named it after Bhai Firanda because rabab was dedicated to Bhai Mardana by Bhai Firanda at Bhairoana village of Sultanpur for shabad kirtan. Dr Gurnam modified the string instrument after studying ...

Watch the video of a Pakistani artist who came up with a unique idea to wish the people of India on the 76th Independence Day on August 15. Siyal Khan, a rabab player from Pakistan, posted a video of ...

Having started her career with a children’s programme, titled Dekho Suno Samjho, at the young age of 10, actress Rabab Hashim has some memorable performances to her credit including Ishqaaway, Main ...

t Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art sale in Paris on September 26, 2024, a striking abstract work by renowned Turkish artist Fahr El-Nissa Zeid sold ...