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sarod - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sarod'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (musical instruments) A fretless string instrument used mainly in Indian classical music.
  • *{{quote-news|year=2007|date=July 10|author=Allan Kozinn|title=Capturing a Master of the Guitar in the Act of Playing and Musing|work=New York Times citation
  • |passage=More surprising are segments showing Mr. Bream and friends starting an evening at a pub and then repairing to his home to play jazz, and a 1962 improvisation with the sarod player Ali Akbar Khan in which Mr. Bream picks up Mr. Khan’s themes with an effortlessness and a fluency that say a lot about his musicianship. }}