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Sitar maestro Niladri Kumaar: ‘A blessing to be born in the era of the Ustad’

The late Ustad Zakir Hussain’s long and fruitful musical journey with sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumaar needs no introduction.

Sacred Pathways concert tour: sitar meets didgeridoo in sacred space; at Rukmini Arangam

After performances in New Delhi and Bengaluru, the duo will perform in Chennai on Sunday (October 18) at 6pm at Rukmini ...

[Held on 10/25] Indian Classical Music Workshop & Concert

On Sunday, October 25, 2026, an Indian classical music workshop and concert will be held at the Edogawa India Culture Center ...
China Daily

Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar makes China debut

Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar has made her China debut, with Beijing serving as the opening stop of her Chinese tour on Oct ...

Didgeridoo meets the Sitar: Australian govt brings a unique concert experience to Chennai

Imagine two sounds meeting one another. One familiar and comforting, and the other new, inviting curiosity. The former comes ...
NPR

A Sitar Player On The Unique Instrument Shankar Made Famous

Sitar player Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at the age of 92. Brian Q. Silver, a sitar player with over 40 years of experience, talks about playing the unique instrument and how Shankar popularized the ...