Since the release of her eponymous debut in 1998, Anoushka Shankar has been internationally renowned as an alchemist of Indian music. Blending classical sitar with modern flourishes, the multiple ...

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 ...

Renowned sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma's 'Sitar for Mental Health India Tour 2026' finale in Delhi highlights the revival of traditional music with a wellness focus. The tour, supported by Delhi's ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Ravi Shankar in 1955 Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Ravi Shankar, the man who made traditional Indian sitar music popular worldwide, didn’t shoot to fame ...

Today, on World Music Day, we turn the spotlight on a sitarist, instrument maker and someone touted to be a torchbearer of a legendary musical legacy – Rishab Rikhiram Sharma. The youngest and the ...

The sitar's distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect ...

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 ...

Indian classical musician and sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma will perform with an LED-enhanced electric sitar during the India leg of his upcoming 10-city 'Sitar for Mental Health Tour 2026'. The ...

Neo-classical musician and sitar virtuoso Rishab Rikhiram Sharma is set to unveil a groundbreaking innovation in Indian classical instrumentation during the India leg of his upcoming Sitar for Mental ...

Wood and metal have pretty much been the materials of choice for craftsmen making acoustic instruments for many years, but the rise of 3D printing in recent times has brought us guitars, violins, ...