Here is an article on the origins of Shehnai/ Kurnkuzhal or Nagaswaram in Indian sub-continent written by Shri Dileep Karanth of department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The article had appeared in E-As Pac, an electronic journal for Asian Studies.Dr. Karanth deals with the debates on the appearance of 'Oboe' in India.
I request interested enthusiasts to go through it.
http://mcel.pacificu.edu/easpac/2005/karanth.php3
However, before reading the article I hope you will listen to two refined renderings on Shehnai and Nagaswaram, the first a very early recording of Ustad Bismillah Khan and the second , a celestial rendering of Raga Takka on Nagaswaram by the legendary Karukurichi Arunachalam. Both are fabulous and show the heights of refinement that these instruments can attain. Please don't miss them.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan :Raga Gunkali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE78CWP65rg
- Karukurichi Arunachalam- Raka Sasivadana- Takka: http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=149904&mode=100&rand=0.8444107941841745
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