Neo-classical musician and Indian sitar maestro Risabh Rikhiram Sharma has announced a 10-city India tour as part of the Asia ...

Rishab Rikhiram Sharma's ‘Sitar for Mental Health’ approach aims to promote serenity, connection, and mindfulness among audiences by including contemplative pauses and guided listening portions into ...

The New England Conservatory of Music Intercultural Institute, is celebrating its 30th anniversary next week with a symposium on bimusicality. Bimusicality is when artists can perform in two distinct ...

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 ...

One of Megha’s most widely shared cultural moments came when a video of her teaching Ed Sheeran how to play the sitar ...

Students from a variety of majors join in the Schoenberg Music Building on weekday evenings to learn the art of sitar playing from their instructor, UCLA lecturer and sitarist Rahul Neuman.

The esraj became the polite sound of the modern home. Today, the esraj has been overshadowed by the glamour of the sitar and ...

The new book "The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music: Origin, History, and Playing Styles" (published by iUniverse), from sitar player and author Dr. Swarn Lata, compiles the knowledge and ...

Join Yogini Kaliji in welcoming the Batish Family. A legend of the Bay Area world music scene, Ashwin is a sitar and tabla master. Trained from an early age in the north Indian classical music ...