What is a Tanpura? | Dhrupad singer Pelva Naik explains | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Young singer Pelva Naik trained under the dagarvani dhrupad dynasty, first with Zia Fariduddin Dagar and then his son Bahauddin. Here she explains the tanpura. ► Join our newsletter at for the finest in Indian classical music and dance, and watch full length exclusive concerts in pristine HD on the Darbar Player: If a few brief minutes of Pelva aren’t enough…watch her full 70-minute duet performance of Raag Vardhani with