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 ...

George Harrison's personal sitar from 1965, which was the year the Beatles recorded Norwegian Wood sold tonight for $62,500 by Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Ayana Angadi replaced the string and brought ...

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.” ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — A few months ago, for what felt like the thousandth time, I tweaked my bedroom/music studio/office into just office for a Zoom meeting. On my trestle desk, I angled my computer so no one ...

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 ...