LOS ANGELES — A few months ago, for what felt like the thousandth time, I tweaked my bedroom/music studio/office into just office for a Zoom meeting. On my trestle desk, I angled my computer so no one ...

If you’re like me and you’ve spent a majority of your time in quarantine mindlessly scrolling through TikTok, you likely came across the user annaxsitar. Anna Sitar was one of the first creators I saw ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Rick Beato YouTube Former Steely Dan guitarist Denny Dias has looked back on the making ...

When sitarist Anoushka Shankar talks about the pain of the artistic process, she’s not speaking figuratively, or existentially. She is being quite literal. “Ever since I was a kid, I've had this one ...

April 7 marks the centenary of the Indian Sitar Master Ravi Shankar (1920– 2012), whose interactions with Western musicians, such as the Beatle George Harrison, have been celebrated, although the full ...

“We’re doing things a little differently this time,” conductor Carolyn Kuan confided at the start of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s “Scheherezade & Shankar” Masterworks concert. Next to the base of ...