Rajasthan Folk Music
The many strings of a kamancha
The kamacha, aka kanmaicha, is a musical instrument with roots in Central Asia and many variants, like the kamancheh of Iran. In India its variation, the Kamancha, is played only by the Manganyar community of Rajasthan. And today with only one instrument maker left in India, the Amarrass Society for Performing Arts is doing its bit to revive the instrument.