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Watch and hear a person playing the sarod, a stringed instrument of Hindustani music

Watch and hear a person playing the sarod, a stringed instrument of Hindustani music

The sarod, one of the principal melodic solo instruments of Hindustani music.

Video: Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)

Observe a man playing the tabla

Observe a man playing the tabla

The tabla, the principal rhythmic instrument in the Hindustani music tradition.

Video: Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)

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