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So, let's pack our bags as we travel around the globe to learn about musical instruments of the world. A sitar is a string instrument that comes from Northern India. It's quite a large instrument ...
The film features various string instruments from different cultures, highlighting their unique sounds, such as the Japanese koto and the Indian sitar, as well as American mountain music.
The daughter of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar sits down with Q’s Tom Power to talk about changing people’s perception of her instrument and her music.
Exclusive: Rudra Veena Player c Hegde Says It Was ‘Love At First Sound’ That Made Her Learn The Instrument ...
An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string ...
Another book project in progress, “Sitar Business: The Life of Musical Instrument Manufacture in North India,” illuminates the cultural world of the commercial instrument trade in India today, shining ...
The classical guitarist offers a mesmerizing East meets West collision, teaming up with a family of Indian musicians who play the sarod, a darker-toned cousin of the sitar.