What is the name and type of instrument popularized by the composer of Rag Shankara, Rag Mala in Jogia?
Ram Narayan Ram Narayan (Hindi: राम नारायण ; IAST: Rām Nārāyaṇ , ] ; born 25 December 1927), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player.
Taan (music) Taan (Hindi: तान ) (Urdu: ‎ ) is a virtuoso technique used in the vocal performance of a raga in Hindustani classical music. It involves the singing of very rapid melodic passages using vowels, often the long "a" as in the word "far", and it targets at improvising and to expand weaving together the notes in a fast tempo. It is similar to the technique "ahaat", used in Arabic music.