A book that gives a comprehensive theoretical understanding of the most recognised symbol of subcontinental music Sitar became the most recognisable symbol of subcontinental classical music during the ...

As you probably heard by now, the great sitar player Ravi Shankar died yesterday at the age of 92. His music arrived in most American ears thanks to George Harrison and the Beatles, whose interest ...

As you probably heard by now, the great sitar player Ravi Shankar died yesterday at the age of 92. His music arrived in most American ears thanks to George Harrison and the Beatles, whose interest ...

Of the many string instruments currently in vogue in the sub-continent, sitar is perhaps the most popular musical device for venting creative melodic expressions. It is sophisticated instrument, which ...

When George Harrison laced “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” with that distinctive resonating buzz in 1965, it spawned a five-year run of imitators who used the sitar like a psychedelic crutch.

Sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee talks about his love for the instrument You are known for amalgamating traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music genres. What encouraged you to ...

Vadodara businessman Bharat Desai's 'Bharatar', the electronic sitar, revolutionizes music with features like tonal quality adjustments. Desai's interdisciplinary research ensures the survival of ...

Desh, a word that many would relate in the Indian context only to terms such as country, nation and nation state, has in fact other connotations too. In musical parlance, it appears as the name of a ...

Sitar player Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at the age of 92. Brian Q. Silver, a sitar player with over 40 years of experience, talks about playing the unique instrument and how Shankar popularized the ...