Sarod is an instrument which is derived from the rabab. It is not an ancient instrument, probably no more than 150 to 200 years. It is essentially a bass rabab. It has a metal fingerboard with no frets. The bridge rests on a taut membrane which covers the resonator. The sarod has numerous strings, some of which are drone, some are played, and some are sympathetic. The approach to tuning is somewhat similar to other stringed instruments. It is played with a pick made of coconut shell.
There are a number of artists who have excelled at this instrument. Today the most notable are Amjad Ali Khan and Ali Akbar Khan.
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Alam Khan Playing the Sarod
Sukhawat Hussain (Sarod) Fayyaz Khan (Tabla) 1937
Ustad Ail Akbar Khan
Arnab Chakrabarty - sarod
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Live Sarod Concert in Atlanta 2007
Soulful Bageshree from Rajrupa's Sarode
Abhisek Lahiri - Rag Desh
Rajeev Taranath ~ Raga Lankadahan Sarang
Ken Zuckerman plays Alap in Raga Sindhi Bhairavi