The Sitar from different angles (Pt. 2): Modern players, global experiments
Hindustani, Sitar
Going in deep on Hindustani music’s most famous string instrument. Part 2 looks to the future, introducing some modern sitar stars and examining the rise of fusion (also see Part 1). —Part...
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The Sitar from different angles (Pt. 1): Instrument basics, past masters
Hindustani, Sitar
Going in deep on Hindustani music’s most famous string instrument. Part 1 examines its design, techniques, and history through the stories of great masters from the past (also see Part 2). —Part...
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The Sitar and Surbahar: India’s most famous instrument and its bass cousin
Mita Nag, Sitar, Surbahar
The sitar is Hindustani music’s prime plucked string instrument, and the first one to be widely heard and recognised in the West through the appearance of Ravi Shankar. Although its exact origins...
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