Shehnai maestro Pandit Shailesh Bhagwat and sitar exponent Ustad Rafeeque Khan presenting a jugalbandhi at Palakkad on Monday ...

George Harrison’s sitar is looking to come together with a new owner. The late Beatles musician’s distinctive Indian instrument will go up for grabs Thursday by Nate D. Sanders Auctions — with bidding ...

Ravi Shankar, the man who made traditional Indian sitar music popular worldwide, didn’t shoot to fame overnight. The musician—who was born on this day, April 7, in 1920—first began performing when he ...

Ahmedabad: In a popular clip, a violinist — with the help of an orchestra — plays Vivaldi's notes of ‘Summer', with heat and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When someone nonchalantly decorated the set for the Beatles' film Help! with a sitar, they were probably thinking it added a certain ...

As The Beatles were recording the groundbreaking Revolver album, an odd thing occurred in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll history. On “Taxman,” a track written and sung by George Harrison, Paul McCartney ...

Jimmy Page and George Harrison were two of the most famous guitar players ever, but few music fans would confuse them. Page’s blistering solos, folk- and blues-based style, and layered riffs as Led ...

His music transcended trends and cultural barriers. Pandit Ravi Shankar’s life, which traversed nearly a century, ended Tuesday. The legendary sitar player, who taught Beatle George Harrison how to ...