The skill with which he played the traditional Indian stringed instrument inspired several pop and rock bands in the 1960s to incorporate the sitar, most notably the Beatles with its songs ...

India has special musical instruments that have been used for a long time. Each one makes a unique sound and is important in Indian music. Tap to read.

With string instruments for beginners available in both Indian and western instruments, you have sufficient choices to pick the apt instrument to learn as per your likings. If you want to buy a ...

Sekar tells New Indian Express that he’s still ... including both 7- and 14-string varieties. Each instrument takes five to six months to craft out of a solid block of wood.

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string ...

“Being Indian and American ... It might fall down, but for me, it’s important to try.” The stringed instrument first came into her life when her godmother gifted one when Bringi was 14.

Harrison played it on “Norwegian Wood” in 1965 after first seeing the complex Indian stringed instrument on the set of the Beatles movie “Help!” — though, as the story goes, David Crosby ...

His father, Keshubhai Udhas, played the dilruba, a traditional Indian stringed instrument. His mother, Jeetuben Udhas, sang. And both of his brothers, Manhar and Nirmal, also became professional ...