The sitar (English: /ˈsɪtɑːr/ or /sɪˈtɑːr/; IAST: sitāra) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani...
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Look up sitar, सितार, ਸਿਤਾਰ, or سيتار in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sitar (Sanskrit: सितार; Punjabi: ਸਿਤਾਰ) is a South-Asian musical instrument...
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An electric sitar is a type of electric string instrument designed to mimic the sound of the sitar, a traditional musical instrument of India. Depending...
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Ravi Shankar (category Sitar players)
7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of North Indian classical...
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milestone in the Beatles' development as songwriters. The track features a sitar part, played by lead guitarist George Harrison, that marked the first appearance...
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Sitar, Iran is a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Sitar (Persian: سيتار) in Iran may also refer to: Sitar-e Abdol Rahim, Sistan and Baluchestan...
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Anoushka Shankar (category Sitar players)
Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer. She performs...
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Jeff Sitar was a locksmith living in Clifton, New Jersey who specialized as a safe-cracker and who has won the Lockmaster's International Safecracking...
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While the sitar had earlier been used in jazz and Indian film music, it was from the 1960s onwards that various pop artists in the Western world began...
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Big Jim Sullivan (redirect from Lord Sitar)
Indian-style recordings under his own name, Sitar Beat (1967), and one as "Lord Sitar", Lord Sitar (1968). He played sitar on a musical interpretation of the Kama...
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (redirect from Concerto No. 3 for Sitar and Orchestra)
‹ The template below (Promotional) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra...
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George Harrison (category Sitar players)
Indian instruments, such as the sitar, which he had become acquainted with on the set of the film Help! He played sitar on numerous Beatles songs, starting...
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On January 29, 1932, in Elma, Manitoba, seven members of the Sitar family were murdered in their sleep and their house set on fire by their 28 year old...
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from a series of improvisational melodies played by Brian Jones on the sitar, the song features all five members of the band contributing to the final...
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Damjan Sitar (born August 17, 1981 in Maribor) is a Slovenian decathlete. He set both a national record and a personal best score of 7,718 points, by...
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chitrali sitar (Urdu: چترالی ستھار) is a long-necked lute played in northern area, Chitral of Pakistan. It is not related to the Indian sitar and its name...
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Sitar in Petersburg is the annual non-commercial music festival first held in 2008 on the initiative of a group of musicians under the guidance of Aleksandr...
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instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for...
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Sitar (Persian: سيتار, also Romanized as Sītār and Saitār; also known as Sītār-e ‘Olyā and Sītār-e ‘Omar) is a village in Sand-e Mir Suiyan Rural District...
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Dreamweapon: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music is a 1990 live album by Spacemen 3. The title track is from a live performance at Watermans Arts Centre...
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Chardha Chelys Chilili Chitarra battente (Italy) Chitarrone (Mexico) Chitrali sitar Chonguri Çifteli (Albania) Citole Cittern (Early Modern Britain) Bell cittern...
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Niladri Kumar (category Sitar players)
an Indian sitar player and music composer. He was born to sitar player Kartick Kumar, a disciple of Ravi Shankar. He started learning sitar under his...
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acquired by T-Series Telugu. On 10 July 2024, the film makers released "Sitar" song. The second single "Reppal Dappul" was released on 25 July 2024. The...
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Sound of the Sitar is an LP by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was released in 1965 on vinyl. It was later released on CD by BGO Records...
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the band incorporates aspects of traditional Indian music including the sitar, tabla, and dilruba with Western psychedelic rock. Dhir formed Elephant...
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Vilayat Khan (category Sitar players)
Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928[1] – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along...
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construction, its timbre, or its use of Indian musical instruments, such as the sitar, tambura, and tabla. The term "raga" refers to the specific melodic modes...
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several Iranian and Indian string instruments. For sitar, a mezrab is worn on the finger of a sitar player. It is a plectrum made by hand from a continuous...
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Amir Khusrau (section Sitar)
creating the tarana style. Khusrau is credited for the invention of the sitar. At the time, there were many versions of the Veena in India. He modified...
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Shubhendra Shankar (category Sitar players)
Shankar was the son of the surbahar virtuoso and teacher Annapurna Devi and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. Hailing from a gifted Hindustani classical music background...
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