Of his 10 children, Jeremias said, six were sasando players and some of them alternately accompanied him when performing overseas. One of his children, Berto, was among the finalists of a talent ...

The Sasando itself, with its lontar or palmyra concave shell, is around 40 cm high, which the musician holds on his or her lap when it is played. The simple sasando has 28 strings, whereas the ...

Samir Malhotra, a Jalandhar-based doctor, is a music lover. But stands apart from rest – he crafts his own instruments, mainly to cushion the stress amid the pandemic. The 48-year-old owns 172 ...