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Subscribe to Epic Channel In India and in Bollywood, there is a song that accompanies everything be it a mood, emotion, season, attribute, even the time of day. From the quintessential song and dance of the hero and heroine or Raag Bhairavi being played on a Sitar by the ghats of Varanasi or a resounding welcome to the rains with Raag Malhar on a Baansuri, music is the language most understood in India! But there is more to Indian Music than what is commonly known. Fusing beautifully with the known sounds of the Sitar or the Harmonium or the Tabla are many musical instruments invented in India that you know the sounds of but have never seen! The pungi, for example, or do you know what a Rudra Veena looks like? Have you heard a maestro play a Jal Tarang? He comes across the sacred origins of classical Indian music and tries to master the Sa Re Ga Ma, each note of which connects to a particular God! In this episode of Indipedia, Edward emerges from the song and dance that is Bollywood
