The book provides a detailed explanation of the meaning of music, the place of the
sitar in Indian classical music, including
sitar gharanas, ragas, rasas, rhythm and different
sitar playing styles of renowned ustaads.
Described as the "legend of legends" by Shivkumar Sharma, a noted santoor player, Ravi Shankar played a valuable role in universalizing music of the subcontinent to the world through the instrument of
sitar.
He also used the
sitar on Indianinspired song Within You Without You on Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, drawing increasing attention to Shankar and his work.
David Crosby - whose band The Byrds were inspired by the
sitar star - said: "Any player on any instrument with any ears would be deeply moved by Ravi Shankar.
There are obvious technical similarities between the two musics, and sometimes Shankar plays the
sitar like a guitar, fast and sharp.
GIFTED
sitar player Anoushka Shankar is following in the footsteps of her famous father.
THE daughter of legendary
sitar player Ravi Shankar returns to Birmingham Town Hall on Monday with her new acoustic project, Sudakshini.
The event at the FICCI auditorium started off with the guest of honour, Asha Bhosale, lighting the ceremonial lamp along with the legendary
sitar player's musical heir, Shujaat Khan, and flautist Hari Prasad Chaurasia.
Summary: Ustad Shahid Pervez Khan, the
sitar maestro and one of the leading exponents of the etawah gharana, will perform in Dubai on June 20 as part of the summer festivities during Dubai Summer Surprises 2008.
in the late 1960s, it had been vilified as a leading cause of social unrest,
sitar music, black-light posters, and worse.
It will feature violinist Kala Ramnath and
sitar player Purbayan Chaterjee, alongside Akram Khan on the tabla.
Sitar maestro Shalil Shankar was making what has now become his annual January visit to Birmingham from his home town of Emmental in Switzerland.