Dilruba
Dilruba is a stringed instrument, made of metal, parchment and horsehair. The Dilruba (also spelt Dilrupa) is a bowed musical instrument. It is slightly larger than an Esraj and has a larger square resonance box. It attained more global prominence in the 1960’s through its appearance in songs by Western Artists, such as the Beatles.
Jaltarang
Literally translated, the word ‘Jaltarang’ means sound through water. Elaborate melodies are played by running a stick over a number of porcelain bowls filled with different levels of water, the ancient Mirdang.
Sarangi
The Sarangi is the main string instrument in local music ensembles and is played with a horse hair bow. It is made from a hollowed out block of wood, a short finger board and a parchment covered belly. The Sarangi has four main strings and many sympathetic strings running under the main strings.
Sitar
Alghoza
Alghoza is a paired woodwind instrument. It is traditionally used by Baloch, Saraiki, Sindhi and Punjabi folk musicians. It is also used by Kutchi and Rajasthani people. It consists of two joined beak flutes, one for melody, the second for drone. The flutes are either tied together or may be held together loosely with the hands. In the world of Alghoza playing, the two flute pipes are a couple, the longer one is the male and the shorter one the female instrument.
Tabla
The Tabla is the main percussion instrument for classical music. The one played by the righthand is tuned to give high pitched sounds. The other played with the palm of the left hand, gives softer and deeper bass sounds. The pair is of comparatively recent origin (17th century) obtained by dividing into two.