When sitarist Anoushka Shankar talks about the pain of the artistic process, she’s not speaking figuratively, or existentially. She is being quite literal. “Ever since I was a kid, I've had this one ...

His long black hair flows down over his shoulders and his dark beard brushes the instrument he is holding. He looks off into the distance, conjuring up images of ocean waves, as he strums the strings ...

Classical music concerts don’t have to be stuffy. Over at UCSD, the longtime Soirée for Music Lovers program keeps classical music fresh by highlighting pieces from the current century. Its upcoming ...

Vilayat Khan’s sitar was not an external prop; it had become an extension of his body, another limb. Even when he was not playing, he would constantly engage with his instrument, stare at it, fiddle ...

Karuna Sitar String With Tarafdar . Individually packed strings so they don’t get tangled, good quality, comes with a full set of tarafdar strings as well Karuna Sitar Strings With Sympathetic ...

Pravaasa by the Temple of Fine Arts is a concept show by award-winning musician Kumar Karthigesu that will take listeners on a sitar journey. Thanks to the late Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar who ...

Mindfulness and music came together in Hyderabad as Rishab Rikhiram Sharma led the audience through an evening designed to soothe and centre. The New York-based artiste brought his distinctive ...

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 ...

Pandit Ravi Shankar, whose mastery over the sitar helped rejuvenate the classical instrumental tradition in India and popularise Indian music in the West through concerts and collaborations with well ...

Shakir, who plays with an Austrian-German jazz band in Europe, says, "I have not compromised with the standards of the sitar. I have simply managed to blend the sitar with jazz sounds." PUNE: The year ...