Vilayat Khan’s sitar was not an external prop; it had become an extension of his body, another limb. Even when he was not playing, he would constantly engage with his instrument, stare at it, fiddle ...

Pravaasa by the Temple of Fine Arts is a concept show by award-winning musician Kumar Karthigesu that will take listeners on a sitar journey. Thanks to the late Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar who ...

Siam Society is hosting "Sitar Fiesta", a melodious evening of sitar recital by Amita Dalal on Feb 26 at 7pm. Held in collaboration with the Fund for Classical Music Promotion under the patronage of ...

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 ...

When Ravi Shankar, sitar virtuoso, passed away last December there was an international outpouring of tributes and writings on his life and contributions to world music. The Indian maestro, who was ...

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 ...

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 ...