An inspiring Indian classical music lesson exploring the beauty and technique of the sitar with Purbayan Chatterjee.

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 ...

Purbayan Chatterjee innovates Indian classical sitar music by blending traditional ragas with modern elements, collaborating with global artists, and utilizing cutting-edge technology. His approach ...

British musician Jasdeep Singh Degun has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first sitar player to receive a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. Degun, hailing from Leeds, was honoured as the ...

For a long time, the sitar has been seen as an instrument of tradition, deeply tied to Indian classical music, discipline, and centuries-old practice. Its identity was shaped by maestros like Ravi ...

Purbayan Chatterjee is excited about the increasing presence of classical music in mainstream entertainment through shows like Bandish Bandits. He praises the show for spotlighting the sitar and ...

Virtuoso sitar player, Ravi Shankar inspired a new fascination with and appreciation for classical Indian music in Western popular culture. Judy Woodruff remembers the man who tutored Beatles ...

NORTH HILLSDALE, N.Y. - Music's beauty is enriched by its ability to adapt. On Friday evening at 7: 30 at North Hillsdale UnitedMethodist Church, a unique concert will merge centuries-old music with a ...

In November 2024, a concert to commemorate the life and music of late sitar maestro Pandit NR Rama Rao was launched by his son, Pandit Shubhendra Rao. The Sitar Ramarao Utsav returns this year, with ...