Say what you will about sitar music or world music in general, but without a doubt, Ravi Shankar is a superstar in his own right. |
The sitar also has huge frets and loose strings that will bend four or five tones with a little pressure, aka whammy bar. |
As Piazzolla was the master of the bandoneon, Ravi Shankar is the master of the sitar. |
He coaxes timbres out of them that sound similar to Indian instruments such as the sitar, sarod, sarangi and veena. |
Centering much of their music around tabla and sitar, these guys are obsessed with everything trippy. |
Her father is the acknowledged genius of the sitar, and one of the world's most renowned Indian musicians and composers. |