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 ...

With performances by Padma Shri Hariharan and Pt. Rakesh Chaurasia, UTSAAH 2026 celebrates mentorship, legacy and musical ...

The pair spent weeks together, starting the lessons at Harrison's house in England and then moving to a houseboat in Kashmir and later to California. Gaining confidence with the complex instrument, ...

Patiala: A recent research study at Punjabi University has highlighted the contributions of lesser-known artists associated with sitar in Hindi film music. Conducted by researcher Vanita under the ...

In the mid-1960s, George met sitar legend Ravi Shankar and immediately began receiving lessons from him. Indian music took hold of George so much that he left his guitar behind. However, George ...

Clad in high-collared vests and baggy cotton trousers, the three barefoot Indian musicians sat down cross-legged on an Oriental carpet on the stage of Judson Memorial Hall at Manhattan’s Washington ...

Starting around 1965, The Beatles began to be more experimental with their music, often becoming more psychedelic and surreal. George Harrison developed an interest in Indian music, especially the ...

Melbourne rock band SPAWN, in its new album Light Rite, weaves the resonant tones of the electric sitar with guitar to create a unified spiritual sound. In a conversation with SBS Hindi, guitarist ...