The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used ...

In the mid-1960s, George met sitar legend Ravi Shankar and immediately began receiving lessons from him. Indian music took hold of George so much that he left his guitar behind. However, George ...

Anoushka Shankar celebrates two decades with a compilation CD and tour. Credit: Photo by Anushka Menon/Courtesy of JP Cutler Media Anoushka Shankar gets it, she really does. She understands that when ...

Born in Isan and shaped by stories passed mouth to mouth, the sound carries memory, humour and grit. The khaen sighs, voices ...

After delivering a mesmerising tour in India earlier this year, critically-acclaimed Indian sitar maestro, Rishab Rikhiram Sharma will be bringing his tour ‘Sitar for Mental Health’ to Coca-Cola Arena ...