Want to know all about the sitar that is integral to Hindustani Classical music? This weekend, attend a three-day free sitar seminar that includes a panel discussion and a session to learn about its ...

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

As you probably heard by now, the great sitar player Ravi Shankar died yesterday at the age of 92. His music arrived in most American ears thanks to George Harrison and the Beatles, whose interest ...

When a child grows up amid notes and cadences, he ought to intone melodies. His father, sitar player Kartik Kumar -- a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar -- disciplined him to ensure he stood among stars ...

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

It was a dream come true for Berlin-based sitarist Sebastian Dryer when he took the stage with six other sitarists, their roots spread across the world, to perform at the Amphitheatre at ...

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 ...

Sultans of String — two-time nominees for Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys) — will stop at Cyber Cafe West on Wednesday as part of a tour for their new album “Subcontinental Drift.” ...

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 ...