The sitar's distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect ...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and ...

Purbayan Chatterjee innovates Indian classical sitar music by blending traditional ragas with modern elements, collaborating with global artists, and utilizing cutting-edge technology. His approach ...

The pair spent weeks together, starting the lessons at Harrison's house in England and then moving to a houseboat in Kashmir and later to California. Gaining confidence with the complex instrument, ...

For some, the sound of the sitar instantly brings back patchouli-scented memories of the 1960s: tie-dyed skirts and long-playing records. It can seem like a trendy blip, redolent of a time when the ...

NEW DELHI – Anoushka Shankar’s sitar troubles this week set off a mix of shock, sympathy, and concern among musicians after the artist revealed that her instrument was badly damaged on a recent Air ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and ...

“Any player on any instrument with any ears would be deeply moved by Ravi Shankar. If you love music, it would be impossible not to be,” singer David Crosby, a member of the Byrds in the ’60s, said in ...