The sitar’s distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...

It featured Ustaad Shakir Khan, an eighth generation sitar player who has performed in numerous professional ensembles and ...

Anoushka Shankar celebrates two decades with a compilation CD and tour. Credit: Photo by Anushka Menon/Courtesy of JP Cutler Media Anoushka Shankar gets it, she really does. She understands that when ...

When Kartik Seshadri was a child, he enjoyed flying kites, playing cricket and spinning tops. But his most conspicuous pastime was a little less routine. At an age when most kids struggle to perfect ...

Alexander (right) supports Shehzad Muizzuddin. Direct support professionals (DSP), those who work with individuals with physical or developmental disabilities, were spotlighted Sept. 9 through 15, ...

A new, ambient sound has arrived and it stars Santa Barbara–raised songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maxton Hunter and his journey learning the sitar. The tracks “Dhara” and “Jaya” were released ...