A group of music students, some of them holding guitars and other instruments, sat in a semi-circle, listening intently for ninety minutes as the man with the sitar spoke and played for them. His name ...
WORCESTER — A number of different elements will be working in harmony together at the Classical Musical Melody of India concert at 7 p.m. June 3 in Mechanics Hall. The concert is a fundraiser for Joy ...
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 ...
SOUTH BEND — The Asian Indian Classical Music Society of Michiana presents “Scintillating Sounds of Sitar” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library. The concert, of ...
Discover the unique musical instruments invented in India, like the Sitar, Tabla, and Veena. Learn their history, ...
The sounds of the sitar and tabla will echo in List Art Center this Saturday, when Brown students will join in an exploration of Indian music and culture. Raagmaala, an organization promoting the ...
NEW DELHI — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso mentored a Beatle, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded ...
For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...
For hundreds of centuries, raga has formed the backbone of Indian classical music, offering a guideline for musicians to improvise when performed live. Ragas—which roughly translates to “coloring”—are ...