This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...
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India's sitar gets its soul from Iran, but its tune comes from physics
The sitar's distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect ...
Mischa Barton has revealed that she is attempting to learn to play the sitar while making her upcoming film in India. The former OC star spent her Christmas holidays in South Goa filming Bhopal: A ...
When Kartik Seshadri was a child, he enjoyed flying kites, playing cricket and spinning tops. But his most conspicuous pastime was a little less routine. At an age when most kids struggle to perfect ...
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