SITAR

The sitar is a plucked string instrument used mainly in Hindustani classical music. Its long neck, movable frets, sympathetic strings, and curved bridge produce the bright, resonant sound associated with raga performance. In the 20th century, players such as Ravi Shankar helped bring the sitar to international audiences and into contact with Western classical, jazz, and rock musicians.

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  Bhatkhande: the man who canonized music theory that introduced Indian classics to the West

  Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was an Indian sitarist and major musicologist who, in the early 20th century, developed a...
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  Early 1930s recordings of classical sitar by Enayat Khan

  Enayat Khan was an iconic musician of the early 20th century, representing the fifth generation of the Etawah... 1 comment
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  The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil

  Released in 1971, Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra was the first-ever recording to feature Indian classical music in a...
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  The world's first sitar recording by Imdad Khan

  In 1904, the Gramophone Company sent its team to India in order to record the best Hindustani classical musicians and... 2 comments
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  The tapped harmonics of Balaram Pathak's sitar

  Balaram Pathak was not only one of the most talented Indian classical musicians of the 20th century but also the mind...
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  1960s clarinet & sitar duo pioneered an ambient genre with the album for spiritual practices

  Even though the term ambient as a music genre was coined by Brian Eno only in the 1970s, musical experiments of this... 1 comment
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  The sitar virtuoso who introduced Indian classic to the British parliament

  Budhaditya Mukherjee is one of the brightest virtuosos who to this day refines the rich legacy of Hindustani classics.... 1 comment
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  Vilayat Khan enriched his sitar technique by giving it human voice

  Brilliant sitar player Vilayat Khan is broadly known in India and worldwide as a prominent maestro of the Hindustani... 1 comment
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  Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river

  Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the...
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  Humid Kolkata air sways with Nikhil Banerjee's sitar

  Nikhil Banerjee (1931–1986) was an Indian classical musician who emerged as one of the leading masters of the sitar. In...
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  Desh Raag as universal music scale

  Desh Raag is a beautiful and melodious indian classical piece, also called Monsoon Raga, which is often played at night... 2 comments
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  Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass find a colorful meeting point for European and Indian classics

  Almost three decades have passed since Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar collaborated and released the work Passages - a...