The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used ...

Dang’s self-assured album brings elements of unease to stillness, with keening melodies and multilayered sounds The line between ambient music and muzak can be a fine one. The former is “an atmosphere ...

Percussionist Sameer Gupta’s RootStock Arts will present the first ever Raga Fest at Medicine for Nightmares on 24th Street this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Credit: Rebecca Meek For the past year, ...

“The melodic character of Indian music and the harmonic character of Western music are like oil and water. They will not mix…Nor should there be any fear that one will harm the other.” — Sitar maestro ...

Ravi Shankar may be India’s best-known musical export, but it’s also safe to say most people would be stumped if they were forced to identify another. Put out a poll on sitar virtuosos and chances are ...

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 ...