His long black hair flows down over his shoulders and his dark beard brushes the instrument he is holding. He looks off into the distance, conjuring up images of ocean waves, as he strums the strings ...

Shakir, who plays with an Austrian-German jazz band in Europe, says, "I have not compromised with the standards of the sitar. I have simply managed to blend the sitar with jazz sounds." PUNE: The year ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Classical music concerts don’t have to be stuffy. Over at UCSD, the longtime Soirée for Music Lovers program keeps classical music fresh by highlighting pieces from the current century. Its upcoming ...